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Daniel Yanisse
Daniel co-founded Checkr in 2014 and has grown it from a background check API to a service used by tens of thousands of companies and millions of jobseekers. As CEO, he promotes the company, its products and its mission of building a fairer future for all through a better understanding of the past. The company offers safe, secure and fastbackground checks based on API first technology. Daniel is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the company. Prior to Checkr, he worked on prototypes for Mars rovers at NASA and held engineering roles at startups in the transportation and mobile industries.
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CEO Favors Building Rapport With Regulators, Rather Than Waiting for Their Call | Corporate Counsel
“In a way, we’re on the same side and not that traditional two-sides battle between regulators and businesses.” Checkr CEO Daniel Yanisse said.
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‘Are you overlooking tens of millions of people?’: Why employers are reconsidering applicants’ prior drug use
The tight labor market and legalization of marijuana are leading some employers—including the federal government—to rethink restrictive background checks.
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“It’s very important, especially if you’re an employer, to think about, are you overlooking tens of millions of people? And who are you rejecting and why?” Yanisse says. “As we work with customers, many realize, ‘Hey, you know what, I was thinking about it in a narrow way in the past, and there are actually a lot more candidates who are qualified who I can bring into my workforce.’”
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“Government drug policies and screenings are quite strict, or go back decades and haven’t been updated, which creates quite a bit of friction for the government to be able to compete [for] labor talent,” Yanisse says. “So I see this as a pragmatic change that I think will help the federal government and other agencies to hire faster or to be able to compete for talent with the private sector.”
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“The use of technology to streamline the background check compared to traditional manual processes can significantly decrease the amount of time it takes to complete the process while increasing accuracy,” says Daniel Yanisse, CEO of Checkr.