Stephan Nicklow is a technology executive, AI transformation leader, and operational strategist with deep experience helping organizations modernize operations, scale emerging technologies, and build resilient digital enterprises. He is known for combining operational discipline, cybersecurity expertise, and AI-first innovation to help companies navigate complex transformation initiatives while maintaining enterprise trust, governance, and clarity.

Stephan has led growth, operational, and technology initiatives across startups, enterprise software organizations, and Fortune 20 environments. His work sits at the intersection of AI acceleration, operational scaling, product strategy, and enterprise risk management – helping leadership teams translate emerging technologies into measurable business outcomes. He is frequently engaged to align innovation agendas with practical operating models, ensuring organizations can scale responsibly while improving efficiency, customer experience, and long-term resilience.

Throughout his career, Stephan has built and led cross-functional operational and technology teams focused on rapid growth and enterprise transformation. As COO and Chief Officer of Trust at Engage, he led enterprise-wide operational and technical initiatives, including the adoption of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and the development of a first-of-its-kind AI computer vision platform designed for professional sports environments. He also helped launch advanced generative AI solutions tailored for organizations across the Consumer, Retail, Automotive, Education, and Financial Services sectors, while overseeing enterprise governance, financial operations, and AI risk management frameworks.

Stephan also served as a Trust Strategist within Meta’s Reality Labs organization, where he operated at the center of emerging GenAI innovation, privacy, and platform governance. In that role, he helped establish foundational trust and safety strategies for GenAI avatar products and developed cross-functional governance models spanning Privacy, Legal, Policy, and Product teams across the Metaverse and Meta’s broader ecosystem of applications. His work included managing complex product privacy escalations and designing Reality Labs’ inaugural sensitive data framework to support responsible AI deployment at scale.

Earlier in his career, Stephan held consulting and cybersecurity leadership roles at EY and Unizin, where he specialized in cloud transformation, enterprise security, and compliance modernization. At EY, he partnered with Microsoft and senior leadership teams to develop cloud, cybersecurity, and GDPR-focused solutions while helping shape enterprise cloud delivery strategies. At Unizin, he architected enterprise cybersecurity and compliance programs that achieved NIST-800 53 alignment and developed collaborative vendor assessment frameworks adopted across major higher education institutions.

In addition to his enterprise leadership experience, Stephan is the Founder and CEO of The Good Lyfe Consulting Group, where he advises organizations on AI transformation, workflow automation, and operational modernization. His work includes engineering custom AI agents, agentic workflows, and enterprise automation solutions that streamline operations, improve scalability, and accelerate decision-making across business functions.

Stephan holds a Master of Science in Information Systems and Analytics and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

The Good Lyfe Consulting Group (GLC), Founder & CEO

Gamerplug, Chief Executive Officer

Engage, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Officer of Trust

Meta, Reality Labs Trust Strategist

Market Performance Group (MPG), Director of Shared Services

28th Labs, Chief Operating Officer

Unizin, Assurance Officer

EY (Ernst & Young), Senior Consultant, Digital Consulting

General Motors, Quality Assurance Analyst

MEDITECH, Marketing Consultant

Indiana University – Kelley School of Business, Master of Science (MS), Information Systems and Analytics

Indiana University – Kelley School of Business, Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Management