Andrew
Sever
CEO & Co-founder of Sumsub
Personal website
Andrew Sever is the CEO & co-founder of Sumsub, where he leads the company’s strategy, product direction, and global operations. He built the company together with his brothers and co-founders, Jacob and Peter Sever, and has worked closely with CTO Vyacheslav Zholudev since the earliest stage, forming a long-standing leadership core defined by trust, challenge, and shared responsibility.
As CEO, Andrew is closely involved in strategic decision-making, regularly challenging assumptions and testing underlying narratives. Under his leadership, Sumsub expanded from KYC startup into a full-cycle verification platform serving clients across highly regulated industries and regions. Andrew has overseen geographic expansion, sector diversification, and deeper engagement with regulators, financial institutions, and enterprise clients.
His leadership combines strong execution skills with a clear focus on people and structure. He places emphasis on ownership, transparency, and distributed responsibility as essential conditions for scaling a complex global organisation.
This site provides a focused overview of Andrew Sever’s role as CEO, his approach to running Sumsub, and key milestones in the company’s development.
