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Lou Paglia

Chief Executive Officer

Lou Paglia

Lou Paglia

Chief Executive Officer

Lou Paglia is Chief Executive Officer of KLDiscovery, a global leader in eDiscovery, compliance, and data management solutions. Mr. Paglia has more than two decades of experience in leading and scaling high growth companies across several industries. Prior to KLDiscovery, Mr. Paglia held executive leadership roles at Sterling Check, an industry-leading global provider of background screening and identity verification solutions. Most recently, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer. During his tenure, Sterling experienced transformative growth leading to an initial public offering in 2021 and its acquisition by First Advantage in 2024.

Prior to Sterling, Mr. Paglia held executive roles in product, operations and general management at various companies including MTV Networks (a division of Viacom), Infogroup, Factiva (a joint venture between Dow Jones and Reuters), as well several early-stage companies.

Mr. Paglia received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Computer Information Systems from James Madison University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from MIT's Sloan School of Management.

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