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Product Leader for AI Risk & Safety

I help startups and platforms build safer products, from preventing payment fraud and marketplace abuse to managing risks from AI agents.

Derrick Ongchin
Derrick Ongchin Product leader & advisor

Previously

Uber
Afterpay
Block
Google

Selected writing

All writing

Areas of investigation

Where trust breaks and why.

Three questions shaping my work on products, platforms, and AI.

Who is acting, and what can they access?

  1. 01PersonSets goals and intent
  2. 02AI agentActs on their behalf
  3. 03Trust checkVerifies identity and permissions
  4. 04MerchantProvides products and services

Delegating an action should not mean giving away control.

Read the agent investigation

About

Two decades building where trust matters.

Across payments, marketplaces, and global platforms, I’ve worked on fraud, identity, risk, and adversarial behavior. At Uber and Afterpay, that meant building systems where trust is critical.

More about me

In their words

Travis Kalanick

Travis Kalanick

Co-founder and former CEO, Uber

“One of the best examples of how to be an owner, not a renter.”
David Katz

David Katz

Former CPO of Afterpay, VP Product at YouTube

“A tremendous talent who drives complex products and earns trust across the organization.”

Working on a difficult trust problem?

For advisory work, speaking, press, or questions about trust and safety, send a note. I read every message.