Genter brings two decades of technology, engineering, and professional services leadership across National Security to shape the future of Babel Street

Babel Street, a global leader in mission-grade risk intelligence, today announced the appointment of Bob Genter to its Board of Directors as Chairman of the Board. Genter is a dynamic business executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience across technology, engineering, and professional services supporting U.S. defense and civilian agencies, state and local governments, commercial sectors, and select international organizations.

Genter joins the Babel Street board at a strategic inflection point as the company continues to expand its advanced AI and machine learning capabilities. His experience leading organizations through transformation and high-stakes integrations positions him to provide invaluable guidance as Babel Street scales its operations and market presence.

“We are excited to welcome Bob as Chairman of the Board. His deep experience applying technology to problem sets, focusing organizations on growth and leadership for acquisitions and integrations will be invaluable as we execute on our vision and drive long-term growth,” said Benji Hutchinson, Babel Street CEO. “We look forward to working closely together to build on our momentum and deliver insights to our customers."

Throughout his distinguished career, Genter has served in leadership roles across a broad customer base of DoD, federal civilian, state and local government and commercial firms in global banking, manufacturing and telecom. He is known for his strategic approach that blends clarity, culture change, and operational rigor to drive sustained growth and stakeholder value, while consistently cultivating empowered, accountable leadership teams.

Babel Street delivers AI-powered risk intelligence that helps organizations ingest diverse multilingual data, illuminate hidden relationships and risks through advanced analytics and agentic AI, and act with confidence across investigations, border security, vendor due diligence, and identity screening. Built on the world’s most comprehensive foundation of responsibly sourced publicly and commercially available data, Babel Street empowers organizations to assess risk, protect supply chains, and uncover threats with precision and speed so they can verify trust, mitigate foreign influence, and operate confidently in complex global environments.

"I'm honored to join Babel Street's Board of Directors at such an exciting time for the company," said Genter. "Having witnessed firsthand the transformative power of advanced data analytics and AI across government and commercial markets, I'm excited to help guide Babel Street as it continues to innovate and expand its industry-leading solutions for identity intelligence and risk operations."

About Babel Street

Babel Street delivers mission-grade risk intelligence for organizations across government, defense, and the private sector to expose hidden identities, secure vendor networks, and identify threats. Our AI-native platform empowers the most trusted organizations in the world with the strategic advantage needed to stay ahead of risk and protect their missions. Headquartered in the U.S., Babel Street has an established presence in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the U.K. For more information, visit babelstreet.com.

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