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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, CEO, Checkstep

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). 
Max Bley

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.
Geoff Checkstep

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. 
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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

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.
Jan Cabala

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 Checkstep

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

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.  
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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 Checkstep

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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