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, Co-Founder and CEO of the Trust&Safety company CheckStep.
Ex-Founder and CEO of Bloomsbury AI exited to Facebook, ex-manager of Facebook London AI Integrity, previously senior researcher at UCL and Xerox (PhD in Mathematics).

Maximilian Bleyleben
Director
Experienced investor and operator with expertise in Trust and Safety, AI governance (AIGP), data privacy (CIPP E/US) and public policy. Leader in scaling businesses internationally, with a focus on operations, product-market fit, fundraising, M&A and corporate governance across the enterprise software, digital media, gaming and advertising industries.

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.

Allen Skinn
COO
B2B AI-focused SaaS executive including a diverse background in professional services, customer success, and operations with over 20+ years experience.

Geoffrey Johnston
Head of Product
Geoffrey is a skilled product leader with +15 years of deep experience in product businesses in marketing technology, consumer hardware, video streaming, & consumer entertainment. He previously worked at Hopin and Amazon as Product Lead and General Manager.

Lara Garrido
Inbound Growth & Marketing Director
Lara is a 6-year Inbound Growth & Marketing professional focused on the European and US markets for B2B SaaS products. She previously started her own entrepreneurial journey leading both Inbound Growth and Marketing initiatives. She speaks fluently 4 languages (French, English, Spanish and Portuguese).

Mattia Assogna
Principal 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.

Sanket Naik
Trust and Safety Lead
Platform safety specialist, with years of experience in content policy management. Previously leading large teams of content moderators from large social media companies.

Vilius Pankauskas
Lead Security Engineer
Security specialist with more than 10 years experience in the field. Built security in companies from financial sector to Web3.

Ján Čabala
Senior Software Engineer
Passionate programmer with 10+ years of professional experience in various software development roles. A generalist who thrives in uncharted waters.

Amy Fox
Senior UX/UI designer
Amy brings +10 year of experience in UX/UI design. She worked for a various set of B2C and B2B platforms. Previously she worked in front end development and visual/digital design.

Andrew Kaptarenko
Technical Account Manager
Andrew is an empathetic and revenue-driven Account Executive with a strong technical background.
He has 5+ years of proven experience in customer-facing and operational roles in B2B SaaS, FinTech, and consulting. He is truly passionate about Trust & Safety and Privacy.

Will Manfield
Frontend Engineer
Will began his journey at Checkstep as an intern, where he quickly showcased his talent for frontend development. Now, as a Frontend Engineer, he specializes in crafting intuitive and seamless user experiences.

Anton Karavaev
Software Engineer
Anton is a seasoned software engineer with experience in various industries such as education, automotive, finance, advertisement and others. He is a product thinker and pragmatic practitioner. Mastering on fighting the complexity.
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.
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.
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.
Our publications
The Checkstep team has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles.
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