Neal Swaelens

Neal Swaelens is an accomplished professional in the fields of product management and investment, currently serving as the Head of Product for LLM Security at Protect AI since January 2024. Prior to this role, Neal founded Laiyer AI, which specializes in securing large language models with the LLM Guard product, recognized as a leading open-source solution backed by Google Patch Reward. Neal has experience as an investor with early-stage venture capital firms, including Chamaeleon and AMPLIFIER, focusing on diverse sectors such as supply chains and fintech. Previous roles include product management at Santiment, and various positions across notable companies such as Innopay, Blocksource, and ABN AMRO. Academically, Neal holds a Master of Science from HEC Paris and a Bachelor of Science from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, alongside studies at prestigious institutions including Università Bocconi and Reichman University.