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About Us

We are an award-winning AI technology company driven by a need to help businesses avoid unnecessary and avoidable risk to their reputation. We help our clients verify, then trust by extracting, filtering and analyzing adverse online media they can use to make better, more confident decisions about the people and companies they work with.

Why we do what we do

We believe trust is an engine of growth and underpins an organization’s success. It’s why we give you access to reliable, accurate, real-time adverse media analysis using open-source intelligence. Our analysis and reporting will help bolster your organization’s detection, prevention and mitigation of unforeseen reputation risks posed by your business stakeholders.

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Meet the leadership team

Ronny
Ronny
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Meet Ronny, an experienced human capital strategist with vast corporate IT and HR experience now building solutions as an AI entrepreneur.

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Alex
Alex
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Meet Alex, a passionate entrepreneur building on his healthcare start-up experience to create transformational platforms that help companies achieve powerful results.

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Keywan
Keywan
Chief Technology Officer

Meet Keywan, a seasoned technology executive with sharp business acumen. With over 20 years of technical development experience, Keywan lends his expertise as a passionate leader to create tech solutions for real business challenges.

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Ladanna
Ladanna
Head of Marketing & Partnerships

Meet Ladanna, award-winning writer and brand, marketing and communications professional with a clear view of business imperatives. Ladanna is customer-led and market-oriented, recognizing that marketing is the engine of business growth.

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Advisory Board

Don Aviv
Don Aviv

Don Aviv, CPP, PSP, PCI is the President of Interfor International LLC – a US-based leading global corporate intelligence and security consulting firm, headquartered in New York.

Don Aviv, CPP, PSP, PCI is the President of Interfor International LLC – a US-based leading global corporate intelligence and security consulting firm, headquartered in New York. Mr. Aviv oversees all aspects of Interfor’s cases, clients, personnel and operations across the globe. He has extensive investigative, security consulting, crisis mitigation and risk management experience. He is also an advisor to a number of start-ups and non-profit organizations in the security and safety sectors. Prior to joining Interfor, Mr. Aviv managed the Global Security department for an international software company, where he was responsible for the security and safety of company assets and employees within 138 field offices. Don holds a B.A. from the University of Rochester and an Alpha Phi Sigma M.S. in Criminal Justice from Suffolk University. He was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) where he taught Homeland Security and Emergency Management courses. Don has been Board Certified by ASIS, where he has held volunteer leadership positions.

Elie Alam
Elie Alam

Elie is Chief Technology Officer at Baker Hughes, helping transform the organization into an energy technology company.

Elie is Chief Technology Officer at Baker Hughes, helping transform the organization into an energy technology company. He focuses on supporting a cultural shift and on providing a transformative digital experience to Baker Hughes, in order to make energy safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and planet. Prior to Baker Hughes, Elie had advised more than 30 complex organizations across several industries in their digital transformation journeys through implementation of on-premise and cloud solutions, such as SAP and Workday. He also led professional services sales and delivery at Accenture and Deloitte, across three continents. Elie holds degrees in Science, Biomedical Engineering and General Management from McGill University and the University of Montreal.

Gaétan Houle
Gaétan Houle

Gaétan is a senior independent cyber security consultant, following 35 years of senior positions in the Canadian government and in the private sector.

Gaétan is a senior independent cyber security consultant, following 35 years of senior positions in the Canadian government (Department of National Defense, Department of Foreign Affairs) and in the private sector (Bombardier Aerospace, Airbus Group, Bell Canada, Ernst & Young). Among his roles, Chief Engineer Communications Security, Consul at the Canadian Embassy in Peru following the 1996-97 terrorist crisis, Chief Security Officer and National Cybersecurity Practice Leader. He wrote the security plan to protect the IT and telecom infrastructure for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Mark Folmer
Mark Folmer

Mark Folmer is the President and Chief Operating Officer at Robotic Assistance Devices, a high-tech company that delivers robotics and artificial intelligence-powered solutions.

Mark Folmer is the Chief Operating Officer at Robotic Assistance Devices, a high-tech company that delivers robotics and artificial intelligence-powered solutions that empower organizations to solve complex security and service challenges. Mr. Folmer is a 25 year security industry veteran. Over the years, he has held senior roles in security services across Canada, has launched a security services consulting firm, has served on the corporate security team of Canada’s largest telecommunications company and has created the security function for a Montreal based software company. Named to IFSEC's Global influencers list in 2018 and 2019, Mark is a Business School Graduate, Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and Fellow of The Security Institute (FSyI). Marc volunteers with ASIS International, the largest global association of security professionals and has contributed to various standards impacting private security and security awareness. Marc also teaches courses in the Security and Police Studies at the Université de Montréal.

Robert Ouellette
Robert Ouellette

Robert is the Chief Corporate Services Officer (CCSO) at WSP, a global management and consultancy firm in the built and natural environment.

Robert is the Chief Corporate Services Officer (CCSO) at WSP, a global management and consultancy firm in the built and natural environment, where he leads the implementation of strategic initiatives aimed at optimizing employee experience and at positioning the company’s digital offerings. Previously, Robert has held executive roles at Desjardins Financial Group, Rio Tinto, Alcan and Accenture. He served on the Management Committee of Desjardins. Robert also sits on the board of directors of Virtual construction and Technology BIM Inc., a digital start-up in the engineering and construction industry sector.

Steve Hack
Steve Hack

Steve is a senior independent consultant with more than 30 years of experience in executive roles.

Steve is a senior independent consultant with more than 30 years of experience in executive roles. He is currently consulting on a number of risk management, governance and regulatory initiatives. Steve is a retired Ernst & Young (EY) consulting partner and former leader of the firm’s risk management practice. He managed a diverse book of business of both private and public sector clients in various industries including asset management, retail and consumer products, real estate, mining and manufacturing, among others. Prior to joining EY, Steve was chief audit executive for a global, Fortune 500 company.

Susan White
Susan White

Susan is known for taking businesses to the next level of market growth. She’s adept at driving brand awareness and maximizing revenue quickly.

Susan is known for taking businesses to the next level of market growth. She’s adept at driving brand awareness and maximizing revenue quickly. Susan has worked for Bloomberg where she held senior leadership positions in their Core Terminal and Enterprise KYC divisions. Susan was then tapped to launch the US subsidiary of an Austria-based KYC tech firm, 360kompany. Under her leadership as President and CEO of their US subsidiary, she built the Americas business. 360kompany was then acquired by Moody's Analytics. Susan is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) with a Fin-Tech certification from Harvard University. She serves on the Board of Governors of St. John’s University, from which she graduated with a BS in Finance. She is currently Executive Board Member and Chapter Co-Chair of ACAMS New York.

Financed by private Canadian & International executives and entrepreneurs

Partners & Clients

At Valital, we collaborate with leading researchers, security agencies, recruitment softwares, and professional firms that are as passionate about the power of trusted AI as we are. Are you interested in teaming to transform the future of enterprise risk security and recruitment together? If so, we should talk.

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Careers

The only way to help our customers stay ahead of reputation risk is to blend human intelligence with artificial intelligence.

That’s why Valital actively seeks and develops people who bring a fresh approach to solving real-world business challenges. We like to work with people who are passionate about what they do and who believe that collaboration leads to better outcomes. 

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