Janko Altenschmidt

Janko Altenschmidt currently works in Safety Operations at Lyft and serves as a Partner at Riskshield TS&B, providing consultancy for venture-backed startups in areas such as Trust & Safety and regulatory compliance. Prior experience includes a role as Manager of Scaled Enforcement in Trust & Safety at OpenAI and a managerial position at Google focused on YouTube's monetization policies and brand safety. Janko's earlier experiences include team leadership in Trust & Safety at YouTube, as well as positions as an Advertising Policy Specialist and AdWords Specialist at Google. Janko's career began with roles in communications and marketing, including co-founding Roll and Rock GbR, and supporting political education at TU Dresden and the Sächsischer Landtag. Janko holds a Magister Artium in Communication and Media Studies and Political Science from Technische Universität Dresden, with additional education from Université Bordeaux Montaigne.