Houman Akhavan
Founder & CEO
Tech, Compliance, SaaS
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Houman Akhavan is the Founder and CEO of GCheck, a hire-to-retire screening platform built on the principle of Compliance for Good™. He brings more than 25 years of experience building and scaling technology businesses across retail, e-commerce, and technology, with a career defined by combining operational discipline with deep regulatory and compliance expertise.
Houman is PBSA FCRA Advanced Certified and serves on the boards of two NASDAQ-traded companies, Outdoor Holding Company (POWW) and CDON (CDON.ST), where he contributes to audit, compensation, and corporate governance. Earlier in his career, he served as Chief Marketing Officer at CarParts.com (NASDAQ: PRTS), where he directed $50M+ annual budgets and helped lead the company through a significant period of digital transformation and growth. He was also part of the founding executive team that took CarParts.com public on NASDAQ and raised $100 million, returning years later as CMO to lead its digital reinvention. He served on Google’s Retail Advisory Council and founded Growth Rocket, a digital marketing agency, before turning his focus to background screening.
Houman founded GCheck on a straightforward conviction: screening should be fast, fair, and transparent for employers and candidates alike. Under his leadership, the company has expanded its Compliance for Good™ initiative, reinforcing its commitment to responsible, fair, and transparent screening practices, and built partnerships supporting nonprofit organizations and public sector agencies. He is a member of the Forbes Human Resources Council and writes on the intersection of hiring, trust, and ethical compliance.
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