Paul Gillespie

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aul is the President and CEO of the Kids’ Internet Safety Alliance, www.kinsa.net, a charitable non-government organization. A former Toronto Police Services Detective Sergeant, Paul established himself as an expert investigator during his 27 year career, particularly when it comes to tracking criminals who use the internet to exploit children.  Paul spent his last 5 ½ years building and leading the Child Exploitation Section of the Toronto Police Service to become world leaders in this area.

In 2003, Paul sent an email to Bill Gates, the founder and Chairman of Microsoft, to solicit his support in stopping the exploitation of children on the internet.  Gates responded to Paul’s passion and together law enforcement from around the world and Microsoft collaborated to create CETS – the Child Exploitation Tracking System – which is now widely regarded as the most advanced investigative tool available to law enforcement. CETS is now being used by over 40 different agencies in Canada and has been deployed in Indonesia, Italy, The United Kingdom, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Romania and Australia.

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