The people and roles behind every published figure.

Named authorship is editorial policy. Every research study lists an author and an editor of record. This page is the masthead — the named contributors and the role-based profiles for the editorial and data leadership the network depends on.

Two of the three profiles below are currently described as roles rather than people. Both are fulfilled by the founder while dedicated hires are pending; the role-based profile shape lets us ship the masthead honestly today and replace each profile with a named one in the same shape when the hire closes.

• PERSON

  Francis Po

  Founder

  Founded Fonteum in 2026. Writes most of the published research personally and edits every piece before publish.

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• ROLE

  Editorial Lead

  Fonteum Research

  Reviews every published figure for tone, sourcing, and YMYL safety. Currently fulfilled by the founder.

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• ROLE

  Data Lead

  Fonteum Research

  Owns the dataset, the data-provenance register, and the snapshot refresh cadence. Currently fulfilled by the founder.

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• About → Mission, timeline, why we exist.
• Editorial policy → Independence, sourcing, conflicts, corrections.
• Methodology → How figures are sourced, refreshed, and checked.
• Press & media → Inquiries, founder bio, logo kit.