Rebecca Fitzsimmons is currently serving as Head of Critical Escalations & Privacy, Trust & Safety Operations at Thumbtack. In this capacity she leads a team responsible for the most high-risk and sensitive matters that could impact Thumbtack’s professionals and customers. She also oversees the background check adjudication and pro identity verification processes, as well as the data privacy requests for Thumbtack.

Prior to her appointment at Thumbtack, Rebecca enjoyed a career in federal law enforcement, serving as a Special Agent for 14 and 1/2 years, the majority of which was with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). Over the years she served in several roles around the United States and overseas, with her last assignment being the Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the NCIS Marine Corps West Field Office. During her tenure with NCIS, she had the opportunity to work across several mission sets, ranging from felony level criminal investigations, to counterintelligence and counterterrorism cases, in the United States and while living overseas in Europe.