Team
We believe the internet should be a safe place – for everyone, everywhere. Checkstep is a global content moderation platform that uses AI to detect and action harmful user generated content online.
Guillaume Bouchard
CEO
Serial entrepreneur, angel investor and researcher in AI and ML. Exited Bloomsbury AI to Facebook in 2018.
Vincent Maurin
CTO
Engineering lead with fifteen years experience building data intensive and event driven applications. Has mentored engineering teams in AdTech. Fervent practitioner of continuous delivery and professional coding techniques.
Yu-Lan Scholliers
Head of Product
Yu-Lan joins from Meta – where she worked across various Trust & Safety efforts with a focus on counter-terrorism and suicide & self-injury. Previously also worked as management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in Brussels.
Gary Thompson
Chief Revenue Officer
An entprepreneur with over 20 years experience scaling high growth tech businesses. A passion for GTM strategy, customer discovery and building deep product value. Excited about the game changing impact of AI on Trust & Safety.
Kateryna Stetsiuk
Head of Machine Learning
7 years of experience in AI-based product development and building of high-performing teams. Defining and implementing AI opportunities for business. Establishing robust processes and providing transparent communication.
Dom Sparkes
Client Solutions Director
Entrepreneur and Digital Communities consultant. Built and exited one of the first high-volume Social Media Management Companies with over 400 moderators and clients such as the BBC, Microsoft, Sony and Honda.
Vibha Nayak
Business Development Lead
Sales and Marketing lead expert in the impact of online harm for online platforms. Graduated from Warwick University with a strong technical background.
Sanket Naik
Trust and Safety Lead
Platform safety specialist, with years of experience in content policy management. Previously leading content large teams of moderators from large social media companies.
Mattia Assogna
Lead Frontend Engineer
Mattia has lead the software development of a wide variety of products, from human genome research (GSK) to sports streaming platform (DAZN), among many others. In particular, Mattia has coordinated hundreds of engineers towards a scalable software to serve millions of users globally.
Vilius Pankauskas
Security Engineer
Security specialist with more than 10 years experience in the field. Built security in companies from financial sector to Web3.
Allen Skinn
COO
B2B AI-focused SaaS executive including a diverse background in professional services, customer success, and operations with over 20+ years experience.
Kieron Maddison
Product Manager and Head of Public Policy
Working at the intersection of policy and engineering, Kieron brings expertise from the fields of Trust & Safety, Privacy, Risk & Compliance. Previously worked as Privacy Program Manager at Meta
Nathan Witmer
Business Development Lead
Heading up our North America business development activities. Nathan brings his expertise from the fields of Trust & Safety, Content Moderation and Law Enforcement.
Ameya Bhatawdeka
PRODUCT ADVISOR
Machine Learning Scientist (Director) at Microsoft. Developed Internet scale AI systems at Microsoft and Facebook to protect people from abuse and harm.
Todd Nilson
COMMUNITY ADVISOR
Experienced digital strategist with over 25 years of consulting experience, specialized in community-building, digital workplace transformations, and marketing strategy.
Kyle Dent
AI ETHICS ADVISOR
Head of AI at Palo-Alto Research Center (PARC) and Software Services Architect at Hewlett-Packard, decades of experience as leader in the high-tech industry.
Ben Greenstone
POLICY AND LEGAL ADVISOR
Before setting up Taso Advisory, Ben was an adviser on technology and creative industries policy to Cabinet Ministers and Ministers in the UK Government.
Our publications
The Checkstep team has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles.
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