About us
We are a mission-driven team of technologists and former practitioners, combining Generative AI and sector expertise to help professionals recognise risk, navigate critical conversations and make decisions that can change lives.
Meet the team
Jeremy Laycock
Chief Executive Officer
A highly experienced technology founder, advisor and investor, Jeremy leads the Actr-AI team.
He was a founder of RipJar, a company created by former GCHQ technologists that develops AI-powered data intelligence solutions to detect and prevent financial crime, serving sectors such as finance, security, defence and law enforcement.
Richard Hensman
Chief Technology Officer
Richard is a UK tech industry leader who has developed innovative IT software and solutions in a wide variety of complex environments.
As a founder of Deep 3, a cyber software company providing mission critical software to the UK Defence Sector, he organically grew the business to a successful exit in 2019.
Dr Dave Dutton
Chief Scientific Officer
Dave holds a PhD in Machine Learning and has over 25 years experience consulting for a wide range of blue-chip businesses, with a focus on data science, statistical analysis and customer insight.
His focus is in harnessing the practical potential of AI to outsmart real world challenges.
Alex Habachi
Chief Operating Officer
Alex leads our day-to-day operations and strategic implementation.
A start-up founder and former Metropolitan Police Service officer with experience of working for the United Nations, HMICFRS, and most recently as a policing lecturer at Brunel University, he is committed to ensuring today's frontline services are best equipped to deal with the growing demands of modern society.
Glen Lloyd
Chief Commercial Officer
Glen served as a Senior Investigating Officer for London’s Homicide and Major Crime Command for over a decade. He spearheaded high-impact investigations and led the Metropolitan Police Service’s detective training program.
As a career detective and former police leader, his unique insights strengthened complex inquiries and serve to shape the commercial direction of Actr-AI.
Andy Miles
Chief Marketing Officer
Andy is a Royal Television Society Award winning producer director with over 20 years’ experience in the television industry. He has a deep understanding of content creation and storytelling techniques and was responsible for delivering hundreds of episodes of True Crime Documentaries.
By building excellent relationships with senior ranking police officers throughout the country Andy has negotiated with key decision makers to secure access to compelling police investigations.
Steve Martin
Head of Engineering
Steve joins Actr-AI with a proven track record of leading high-performing software engineering teams.
He has successfully built and deployed enterprise-level solutions on behalf of companies such as IBM and RipJar.
His expertise in leading cross-functional teams, mentoring talent, and fostering collaboration across departments will be instrumental in driving our growth and innovation.
Gaye Lloyd
Advisor – Ethics
Gaye was a police officer for 31 years. Helping, protecting and providing justice for people is very important to her. She worked as a specialist suspect, witness and victim interviewer and advisor, and a family liaison officer and coordinator. Throughout her career she worked in a wide range of investigative departments including homicide, crime training, domestic violence, child protection, and vice. She also spent many years in counter terrorism, interviewing and supporting the Muslim Contact Unit.​​​
Gaye will ensure the Actr-AI team always acts in the best interests of the people we are ultimately seeking to help through the business.
Prof Roberto Desimone
Advisor – Technology
Roberto has an extensive track record in industry and academia, pursuing leading edge R&D for over 40 years in AI, machine learning and quantum computing for government and commercial clients. He led BAE Systems Applied Intelligence's Strategic Innovation team, exploiting emerging technologies for disruptive applications in the defence, security and financial services sectors, especially for command decision-making/logistics, and cyber/financial fraud detection.
Roberto was a Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at Bristol University and is currently Visiting Professor for Quantum Systems Engineering at Loughborough University.​
Janet Hayward OBE
Advisor – Education
Janet has been a teacher and headteacher for over 30 years in schools in England and Wales. She has chaired and co-chaired Task and Finish Groups for the Welsh Government into the future of the Digital Classroom and the future of ICT. She chaired the National Digital Learning Council for Wales and served as a member of the Education Minister’s Advisory Practitioner’s Panel.
Janet is an experienced educator and headteacher, renowned for her successful leadership as well as contribution to the wider education system within the UK and globally. She was awarded the OBE for services to education in 2014.
Vanessa Rolfe
Advisor – Safeguarding
Vanessa is a former senior police leader, reaching the rank of Detective Superintendent with West Yorkshire Police. She was a homicide and major enquiry Senior Investigating Officer, child safeguarding lead, and force lead for Violence Against Women and Girls.
A passionate safeguarding advocate, sitting on the boards of Leeds Women's Aid and the Yorkshire Adoption Agency, Vanessa currently serves as an Independent Safeguarding Panel Member for Sport Resolutions -supporting non Government bodies in the professional management of safeguarding complaints and concerns in sport.