OUR PEOPLE
The Minds Behind HAELO
OUR PEOPLE
The Minds Behind HAELO
OUR PEOPLE
From Brilliant Minds Come Brilliant Solutions...

Our Origin Story ‘A Mission Born of Adversity’
Our Mission is simple: Create great technology that simplifies the lives of GRC professionals. 'But why?'
The HAELO story began with a profound challenge, one that tested the very being of our founder Dr Mick O’Connor.
Mick once held a high-stakes role as General Manager of the Ministry of Defence live missile test ranges across the UK. In this environment, safety is non-negotiable, and the weight of personal accountability is immense. Decisions carry consequences, not just for compliance but for human lives. Then came a defining moment that forced Mick to confront a critical question: ‘Do I truly know what is going on in my business right now, and should I be worried?' The question cuts to the heart of good stewardship, risk management, decision-making and compliance.
That moment sparked something in Mick, and HAELO was born!
Today, that same question guides everything we do. We use cutting-edge technology and human insight to bridge the gap between the operating reality, good decision-making and effective action taking. We ensure organisations don’t just react to regulatory changes, but stay one step ahead.
We know the best decisions start good data and accurate insights, REGENESIS gives you both!
Innovating at the Edge: From Research to Reality
At HAELO, we combine cutting-edge academic research with real-world innovation to transform the governance of regulatory change. Supported by an innovation grant from the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab, our flagship SaaS product, REGENESIS, developed in collaboration with Glasgow Caledonian University, delivers precise global regulatory insights across hundreds of regulators and millions of documents. Building on 27 years industry experience, our founder’s own PhD research reimagines distributed intelligence, turning employees into 'human sensors'. Fusing human situational awareness, data analytics and advanced technology, HAELO empowers organisations to detect, contextualise and respond to emergent regulation quickly and accurately.
Collaboration is Key
Collaborating with best in class technology partners and cutting-edge academic research, HAELO is at the forefront of Regulatory Horizon Scanning.
Tesco Bank participated in an innovation call together with the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) and HAELO to explore the use of AI and emerging technologies to track UK regulatory developments comprehensively, reducing the need for manual intervention.
Simplifying Complance with AI and Emerging Technologies
RegTech is synonymous with FinTech and Financial Services, however, this is misleading, leading to a gross undervaluation of the economic potential. Regtech sits above any heavily regulated industry, allowing regulatory compliance to be achieved quicker and better. HAELO worked with the University of Strathclyde to further the cause of RegTech and raise awareness of its potential to assuring compliance and improving productivity.
Building a RegTech Community
RegGenome is a regulatory data technology company and a leader in the field of computational regulation, changing how the world produces and consumes regulatory information. As a regulatory data provider, RegGenome process the world’s regulation using AI to transform what is human-readable into machine-readable and machine-consumable data. The combination of RegGenome and HAELO expertise will redefine how GRC is done.
Transforming How the World Produces and Consumes Regulation
The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) is an industry-led collaborative research and innovation programme focused on leveraging new technologies to respond to, shape, and help evolve the future regulatory landscape in the UK and globally, helping to create new employment and business opportunities, and enabling the future talent. HAELO successfully participated and won the inaugural innovation call and was awarded £50k to build-out a proof of concept solution.
Shaping the Future of Financial Regulation
HAELO and GCU collaborated to create REGENESIS. REGENESIS is the combination of extensive industry experience and cutting edge academic expertise. Together with GCU, HAELO collaborated with Tesco Bank to define requirements and architect a solution that met with Tesco Bank proof of concept expectations.
Combining Industry and Academic Excellence