StartMail Leadership Team & Executives

Robert Beens

CEO

Robert E.G. Beens is the Co-Founder of Startpage and CEO of StartMail, and a recognized privacy expert and advocate. Beens co-founded Startpage, formerly metasearch engine Ixquick, in 2006. The world’s first private search engine, Startpage was designed to give users more control and ownership over their data and the engine sees millions of searches per month. Based in the Netherlands, Beens has helped lead the global charge towards protecting consumer privacy. He was one of the first to understand the consequences of Big Tech data collection and profiteering on the Internet, and built a profitable business without tracking, logging or sharing user search data. In 2013, Beens helped to launch StartMail. A total solution for protecting your email privacy that includes features like extra-secure data storage, disposable alias email addresses, and an ownership that will resist unwarranted intrusion. It has easy‐to‐use 'one‐click' encryption, and a very clear privacy policy.