Houman Akhavan

Houman Akhavan

Houman Akhavan is the Founder and CEO of GCheck, a hire-to-retire screening platform built on the principle of Compliance for Good®. He is PBSA FCRA Advanced Certified and serves on the boards of two NASDAQ-traded companies (POWW and CDON.ST), where he contributes to audit, compensation, and corporate governance.

With more than 25 years of experience building and scaling technology businesses, Houman brings a rare combination of operational discipline and compliance expertise to the background screening industry. Previously, as Chief Marketing Officer at CarParts.com (NASDAQ: PRTS), he directed $50M+ annual budgets and helped lead the company through a significant period of digital transformation and growth. He also served on Google's Retail Advisory Council.

Houman founded GCheck on a straightforward belief: background screening should be fast, fair, and transparent for both employers and candidates. He lives and works in the Los Angeles area.

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The AI Skills Bubble: 63% of US Workers Admit Exaggerating Their AI Skills, Survey Finds
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The AI Skills Bubble: 63% of US Workers Admit Exaggerating Their AI Skills, Survey Finds

15 Jun, 2026 • 5 min read
A national survey of 1,500 US workers from The Automation Anxiety Report 2026 finds the same workforce inflating its AI credentials is also quietly resisting AI adoption. For many job applicants and employees, it’s easier to speak confidently about an AI tool they have barely used before than admit they...
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The Honesty Tax in Hiring: Why Candidates Are Penalized for Telling the Truth
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The Honesty Tax in Hiring: Why Candidates Are Penalized for Telling the Truth

24 Apr, 2026 • 11 min read
What is the Honesty Tax in hiring? The Honesty Tax is a structural dynamic in which hiring processes systematically filter out candidates who represent themselves accurately, while advancing those who optimize their presentation beyond what is true. Most hiring processes are designed to find the best candidate. The problem is...
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