Prescient is a tech-enabled cyber intelligence, investigation, and risk advisory firm. Our team helps multinational corporations, law firms, investors, and private clients mitigate risk and discover actionable intelligence using next generation technology and tradecraft.
We operate at the intersection of cybersecurity, corporate security, disputes, and intelligence, and support clients around the world from offices in the United States and Europe. Prescient was founded in 2008 as a contractor for the U.S. Intelligence Community (“IC”) and has since grown to become one of the premier firms in the risk management and corporate intelligence sector.
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Prescient is a tech-enabled digital intelligence, investigation, and risk advisory firm. Our team helps multinational corporations, law firms, investors, and private clients mitigate risk and discover actionable intelligence using next generation technology and tradecraft.
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Chad is the Head of Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) at Prescient and is based outside of Washington D.C. He joined Prescient from Kroll, where he served in their Cyber and Data Resilience practice since 2018, and leverages over a decade of digital forensics experience and multiple certifications that designate him as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), and GIAC Advanced Smartphone Forensics (GASF).
Chad brings to Prescient over 12 years’ experience in DFIR. Prior to Kroll, Chad was employed at Verizon with their RISK Team from 2016 to 2018. From 2013 to 2018, Chad served as a contractor in the U.S. Intelligence Community as a computer forensic engineer where he conducted computer forensic investigations in support of counterintelligence operations. Chad served from 2008 to 2013 as a U.S. Intelligence Community contractor involved in technical targeting and activities in counterterrorism operations. A veteran of the Global War on Terror, Chad served over ten years in reserve and active-duty components of the U.S. Military, including the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan. His services and experience working on the cutting edge of technical investigations and digital intelligence make him the ideal fit to build on Prescient’s prior success in the areas of digital forensics, cyber incident response, e-discovery, and corporate investigations.
Chad holds a Master of Science in Information Systems from the George Washington University and multiple certifications, including the CISSP, GCFA, and GAS.
Rachel is Prescient’s Head of Research, and a Senior Director focused on complex investigations, asset tracing, and strategic intelligence projects. Much of her work at Prescient is conducted on behalf of corporate security and legal teams, in coordination with outside counsel. She combines expertise in complex OSINT techniques and expert knowledge of global public records, and is adept at navigating social media, litigation filings, regulatory proceedings, and corporate records to uncover critical intelligence. As Head of Research, Rachel works closely with Prescient’s executive team to lead training and professional development efforts across the firm’s operations teams.
Rachel joined Prescient from Berkeley Research Group’s (BRG) Global Investigations & Strategic Intelligence Group, where she served as a Senior Managing Consultant. Prior to BRG, she served as an Associate Director at Kroll where she conducted complex investigative research for executive background checks, litigation support, and business intelligence projects. Before entering the private investigations sector, she worked in performing arts management for almost ten years after earning a B.A. in Theater Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Robert “Rob” is an attorney and former federal law enforcement executive who has extensive investigative, security, and risk management experience with more than 20 years in leadership roles. Rob serves as an advisor to and project leader for family offices, HNW individuals, C-Suite executives, law firms, legal/compliance/security teams, sports organizations/athletes, and financial institutions. Before joining Prescient, Rob served as a Managing Director at K2 Intelligence and supported clients in all the firm’s practice areas and led a variety of multifaceted engagements involving corporate investigations, strategic risk & security, executive protection, travel risk/intelligence, cyber risk, and monitorships. Previously, Rob served as a Managing Director and Head of the Investigations & Intelligence team at Thacher Associates, LLC.
Before entering the private sector, Rob spent 20 years in federal law enforcement, primarily with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations. There he held a variety of executive leadership roles in various U.S. locations and most recently served as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for the New York Region, the agency’s largest, where he oversaw all operations throughout NY, NJ, and New England. During his federal career, Rob gained extensive executive protection experience and served in leadership positions on numerous security details for Cabinet level officials during domestic and overseas travel. Earlier in his career, Rob helped found the Federal Construction Fraud Task Force, which targeted organized crime control and corruption within the NYC Metro construction industry. Rob has twice been awarded the Secretary Valor Award and has also received awards for his achievements from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, the U.S. Secretary of Labor, the Inspector General, and the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency.
Rob holds a J.D. from the Hofstra University School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science & Government from Stony Brook University. He is also a graduate of the Federal Executive Leadership Institute and is a member of the New York Bar.
Michael leads all strategic intelligence projects for Prescient and works closely with our investigative due diligence and investigations teams. He also supports Prescient’s Corporate Security and Travel / Executive Protection Advisory teams with in-depth itinerary analysis, location-specific threat assessments, and discreet coordination with international partners and local law enforcement. Since joining Prescient in 2017, he has personally handled many of the firm’s most complex engagements and often serves as the dedicated point of contact for high-profile clients. Due to his multi-disciplinary research expertise and track record, Michael often oversees projects that involve disinformation campaigns and geopolitical affairs. As a former team lead within the due diligence practice, he designed and implemented many of Prescient’s current standard operating procedures and research processes, including standards for international due diligence.
Outside of his time at Prescient, Michael has held external consultant positions for multiple state departments across the world. His areas of expertise in those roles included identifying early indicators of radicalization on social media, as well as general political risk analysis and forecasting. Michael received a Master of International Affairs (MIA) in International Security Policy from Columbia University. He also holds a B.A. in Political Science from NYU Abu Dhabi.
Robert J. “Bob” Milan leads investigations at Prescient and is the Former First Assistant State’s Attorney of Cook County, IL and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. He has been an accomplished senior executive in the corporate risk management sector for over 12 years and demonstrated himself to be an exceptional practitioner and leader in the areas of investigations, due diligence, data breach response, data recovery and litigation support. He has devoted his skills and efforts to solving complex and sophisticated fraud schemes, as well as corruption and similar types of corporate malfeasance.
Robert served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County for more than 20 years and eventually rose to the rank of First Assistant State’s Attorney. As First Assistant, he supervised over 900 prosecutors, 150 investigators, and hundreds of support staff. He prosecuted numerous high-profile cases and led long-term investigations into some of Chicago’s most notorious crimes. Later, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division where he prosecuted cases involving drug trafficking, bank robberies, money laundering, counterfeiting, and other white-collar crimes. Robert also has a well-earned reputation for integrity and professionalism. His commitment to ensuring the fair administration of justice has defined his career and is especially demonstrated by his creation of the first wrongful conviction unit in Cook County. While a prosecutor, he personally led the effort to examine and, when appropriate, set aside criminal convictions and is a recognized expert in preventing and addressing wrongful convictions.
Robert earned his B.A. in Political Science from Loyola University and his J.D. at Chicago-Kent College of Law. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at Chicago-Kent and has lectured across the country regarding identifying false confessions and preventing wrongful convictions.
Ra joined Prescient in 2020 and has been instrumental to the firm’s cyber threat intelligence (“CTI”) operations, initially spearheading the development of the Executive Digital Protection (“EDP”) program before going on to oversee all threat attribution and dark web intelligence matters, which he leads to this day. Prescient’s dark web intelligence team is widely recognized as one of the most capable in the CTI space, and often works alongside partner firms on complex matters involving ransomware and business email compromise. Ra and his team are increasingly called upon to serve as experts on breach litigation matters and have contributed to some of the highest profile breach cases of the past several years.
He joined Prescient with a wealth of academic and industry experience, coming from AT-RISK International and G4S after receiving his PhD at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Ra has experience developing prototype security programs and subsequent audits, building risk and security intelligence programs for multinational corporations, and producing complex investigative reports suiting a variety of contexts. He is based in Prescient’s New York Office. Ra received a Ph.D. in Banking, Finance & Religion with a focus on Islamic Finance from the University of Cape Town. He also holds an MSc in African Studies from the University of Oxford and a B.A. with Honors from the University of London.
Matt has worked with Prescient since earning his undergraduate degree and has conducted hundreds of complex due diligence investigations for corporate and institutional investor clients. His hands-on expertise with open-source intelligence and public records research makes him the ideal person to lead out investigative due diligence team today, which has grown substantially since he joined the firm.
Today, he oversees every aspect of our due diligence program, including recruitment, training and professional development, quality control, partnerships, and tech-enablement. The Prescient due diligence team today supports multi-national corporations, private equity firms, venture capital firms, and family offices with complex, cross-border investigations into acquisition targets, business partners, and potential executive hires. Matt earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.
Meg leads Prescient’s Online Threat Monitoring (“OTM”) program, handling day-to-day threat reporting and mitigation for a range of Fortune 500 companies, family offices, and NGOs. She has helped grow the OTM team drastically over the past several years and has continued to invest in emerging technology and sources to deliver the best intelligence to our clients and partners. Her team accesses vast, often hard-to-reach sources across the open, deep, and dark web, including niche social media platforms and extremist channels. Meg has advised Prescient’s executive leadership at every step of the firm’s growth, especially related to new products and services in the OSINT and cybersecurity space.
She is one of the founding members of Prescient’s operations team and first built out the firm’s marketing strategy upon joining the company in 2014. She also contributed to the growth of a suite of travel intelligence technologies, Prescient Traveler, which was successfully sold in 2017. She also served as a facilitator of a week-long training in OSINT gathering and analysis at a conference hosted by the SANS Institute, a global leader in information security education. Meg earned a B.A. in Public Relations with a minor in Communication Studies from the University of Florida.
Marcus is a former Senior Special Agent with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, where he worked for nearly 9 years in the National Security Cyber Crime and Public Integrity Sections. Marcus was also a member of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, (JTTF) in New York City. He assisted in the prosecution of high-profile investigations involving international & domestic terrorism, as well as providing criminal investigative support to other divisions of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. During his more than two decades in federal law enforcement, he has acquired extensive experience investigating construction fraud and white-collar crimes and assisted with security and emergency management programs, including the protection of personnel and offices.
Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office and JTTF, Marcus served as Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations New York Office, where he supervised teams of agents in a wide variety of corruption, fraud and organized crime investigations. He also supervised the New York Region’s Computer Evidence Recovery Unit and was the lead agent for the Protective Operations Unit of the U.S. Secretary of Labor during official visits to New York. Marcus is a two-time recipient of the Valor Award issued by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, in part due to his efforts in response to the September 11th attacks. He is a graduate of Fordham University and holds a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University in addition to a CFE certification.
Craig works closely with clients to help identify and mitigate corporate risks including fraud, theft, and insider threats, and advises major law firms in complex litigation support matters. A former Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Craig has led numerous high-profile investigations involving organized crime, violent crimes, labor racketeering, fraud, and money laundering. During his more than two decades in federal law enforcement, his efforts resulted in many successful prosecutions of organized crime family leadership, members, and associates.
After leaving the FBI, Craig worked at K2 Intelligence where he provided investigative expertise for a variety of matters to include corporate investigations, litigation support, and public and private construction project monitorships. Craig also worked closely with both government and private clients to develop and implement security assessments for businesses and homes. In addition, Craig advised corporate executives and high-net-worth families on matters involving risk management, executive protection, and travel intelligence. Craig holds an ASIS CPP certification and earned a B.S. in Political Science from Bradley University.
Jon is based in Prescient’s New York Office, where he leads the firm’s Executive Digital Protection (EDP) program, as well as dark web intelligence, attribution, and litigation support projects. Jon’s wide-ranging investigative experience encompasses forensic analysis, enhanced due diligence, asset tracing, anti-money laundering and discreet source development along with internal investigations. More recently, he has focused on utilizing open-source intelligence techniques to develop creative solutions for complex investigations.
Prior to joining Prescient, Jon served in senior roles at Berkeley Research Group’s Global Investigations Practice and FTI Consulting’s Global Risks and Investigations Practice. In these roles, Jon managed several high-profile criminal investigations for a federal government client, HIPAA cyber security risk assessments, and testified as a mobile forensics expert in federal court. Additionally, he worked closely with law firms, Fortune 500 companies and government clients to provide expert consulting services. Jon began his career at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office where he managed the evidentiary research of high-profile prosecutions involving terrorism, murder, and drug trafficking. As part of these prosecutions, he regularly testified in Grand Jury and New York State Supreme Court proceedings. Jon is certified for the forensic imaging of mobile devices as a Cellebrite Certified Operator. Additionally, he holds certifications as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and as a lead auditor for ISO 37001 (Anti-Bribery Management Systems). Jon is a graduate of the University of Delaware, where he received a B.A. in Psychology and is a graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where he received an M.A. in Criminal Justice with a focus in terrorism studies.
Managing Partner
John joined Prescient’s team in 2014 and is Managing Partner of its European subsidiary, Ashtree Risk Group. John has built the Ashtree brand to be a reputable and reliable Security, Due Diligence, and Risk Management provider in Ireland and the EU. Prior to founding Ashtree, John had a successful career in An Garda Siochana, Ireland’s national police force. John spent thirty years with the force, seventeen of which were as an investigator attached to the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI).
John’s leadership and experience in state security and investigations has been intrinsic to the successful establishment and growth of Ashtree Risk Group and Prescient more broadly. As well as advising on security and law enforcement matters for national and local government clients, Ashtree Risk Group serves clients in the legal, financial, technology, and consumer retail sectors, among others.
Robert “Rob” is an attorney and former federal law enforcement executive who has extensive investigative, security, and risk management experience with more than 20 years in leadership roles. Rob serves as an advisor to and project leader for family offices, HNW individuals, C-Suite executives, law firms, legal/compliance/security teams, sports organizations/athletes, and financial institutions. Before joining Prescient, Rob served as a Managing Director at K2 Intelligence and supported clients in all the firm’s practice areas and led a variety of multifaceted engagements involving corporate investigations, strategic risk & security, executive protection, travel risk/intelligence, cyber risk, and monitorships. Previously, Rob served as a Managing Director and Head of the Investigations & Intelligence team at Thacher Associates, LLC.
Before entering the private sector, Rob spent 20 years in federal law enforcement, primarily with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations. There he held a variety of executive leadership roles in various U.S. locations and most recently served as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) for the New York Region, the agency’s largest, where he oversaw all operations throughout NY, NJ, and New England. During his federal career, Rob gained extensive executive protection experience and served in leadership positions on numerous security details for Cabinet level officials during domestic and overseas travel. Earlier in his career, Rob helped found the Federal Construction Fraud Task Force, which targeted organized crime control and corruption within the NYC Metro construction industry. Rob has twice been awarded the Secretary Valor Award and has also received awards for his achievements from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, the U.S. Secretary of Labor, the Inspector General, and the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency.
Rob holds a J.D. from the Hofstra University School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science & Government from Stony Brook University. He is also a graduate of the Federal Executive Leadership Institute and is a member of the New York Bar.
Managing Partner
John joined Prescient’s team in 2014 and is Managing Partner of its European subsidiary, Ashtree Risk Group. John has built the Ashtree brand to be a reputable and reliable Security, Due Diligence, and Risk Management provider in Ireland and the EU. Prior to founding Ashtree, John had a successful career in An Garda Siochana, Ireland’s national police force. John spent thirty years with the force, seventeen of which were as an investigator attached to the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI).
John’s leadership and experience in state security and investigations has been intrinsic to the successful establishment and growth of Ashtree Risk Group and Prescient more broadly. As well as advising on security and law enforcement matters for national and local government clients, Ashtree Risk Group serves clients in the legal, financial, technology, and consumer retail sectors, among others.
Robert holds a J.D. from the Hofstra University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in political science & government from Stony Brook University. He is also a graduate of the Federal Executive Leadership Institute and is a member of the New York Bar.
Michael leads all strategic intelligence projects for Prescient and works closely with our investigative due diligence and investigations teams. He also supports Prescient’s Corporate Security and Travel / Executive Protection Advisory teams with in-depth itinerary analysis, location-specific threat assessments, and discreet coordination with international partners and local law enforcement. Since joining Prescient in 2017, he has personally handled many of the firm’s most complex engagements and often serves as the dedicated point of contact for high-profile clients. Due to his multi-disciplinary research expertise and track record, Michael often oversees projects that involve disinformation campaigns and geopolitical affairs. As a former team lead within the due diligence practice, he designed and implemented many of Prescient’s current standard operating procedures and research processes, including standards for international due diligence.
Outside of his time at Prescient, Michael has held external consultant positions for multiple state departments across the world. His areas of expertise in those roles included identifying early indicators of radicalization on social media, as well as general political risk analysis and forecasting. Michael received a Master of International Affairs (MIA) in International Security Policy from Columbia University. He also holds a B.A. in Political Science from NYU Abu Dhabi.
District 4 Labs is a cutting-edge data business dedicated to building the open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and technologies of tomorrow. The firm’s flagship product, Darkside, is one of the world’s largest repositories of compromised records and other person of interest data. Darkside is constantly growing, boasting tens of billions of records and used already by cutting-edge corporate security teams, intelligence analysts, and cyber consultants to mitigate risk, prevent fraud, and uncover critical person and company-centric intelligence. The data is available via an easy to integrate REST API and through a powerful transform set in Maltego, with many more integrations to come.
When it comes to protecting high net worth individuals (HNWIs), corporate executives, celebrities, and other high-profile targets from physical and digital threats, tailored and responsive service is paramount. Our team of former law enforcement, intelligence, and cyber professionals work with a variety of private clients to cater cybersecurity, physical security, and compliance programs to their needs. Combined with industry-leading capabilities and proprietary collection tools, our team boasts a global network of investigators and protection assets, as well as experience conducting operations in over 110 countries, including major emerging markets. We pride ourselves on a tailored discreet approach to risk management for private clients, their families, and their businesses.
Prescient’s multidisciplinary team supports attorneys and in-house counsel with a variety of investigative matters leveraging cutting edge technology and trade craft. We work with attorneys focused on private equity, general litigation, cybersecurity and privacy, white collar defense, and more. On the corporate side, we support the legal departments fand general counsel’s office for multinational corporates on their most pressing investigative and security matters. Highlighted use cases include:
Our team of investigators and cyber experts work closely with private equity firms, investment banks, multinational corporations, and their counsel to mitigate risks at each stage of a deal, both on the buy- and sell-side. We specialize in filtering through large amounts of data to draw out actionable insights and reputational concerns. In addition to mitigating risks ahead of a transaction, Prescient can serve as an enterprise-wide resource for portfolio companies by providing as-needed or ongoing cybersecurity consulting, internal investigation support, and preemployment background checks, among other services.
For organizations exploring a capital raise or sale, we can also preempt diligence challenges by establishing proactive data protection and information privacy action plans.
Prescient works closely with Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), in-house Information Technology (IT) teams, and other cyber practitioners on a variety of cyber investigation, threat intelligence, and advisory matters designed to safeguard global organizations. Highlighted capabilities include:
Prescient’s team of former law enforcement and intelligence professionals provides bespoke, responsive intelligence services for corporate security stakeholders who require actionable information in critical situations. Our team has supported clients facing internal fraud, anonymous external threats, and high-risk travel itineraries, among other scenarios.
Prescient’s team of intelligence analysts have also worked with corporate security departments as an outsourced solution, when internal resources require ongoing or project-based support.
Headquartered in Dublin, Ashtree Risk Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Prescient and is one of Ireland’s leading investigation and security firms. Ashtree provides a variety of background screening, private investigation, and managed security services, including its “ground level risk intelligence” offering which has revolutionized the way retail clients secure their assets and people. The firm is led by a dedicated team of former law enforcement professionals with over 100 combined years of experience with the Garda Síochána.
Michael leads all strategic intelligence projects for Prescient and works closely with our investigative due diligence and investigations teams. He also supports Prescient’s Corporate Security and Travel / Executive Protection Advisory teams with in-depth itinerary analysis, location-specific threat assessments, and discreet coordination with international partners and local law enforcement. Since joining Prescient in 2017, he has personally handled many of the firm’s most complex engagements and often serves as the dedicated point of contact for high-profile clients. Due to his multi-disciplinary research expertise and track record, Michael often oversees projects that involve disinformation campaigns and geopolitical affairs. As a former team lead within the due diligence practice, he designed and implemented many of Prescient’s current standard operating procedures and research processes, including standards for international due diligence.
Outside of his time at Prescient, Michael has held external consultant positions for multiple state departments across the world. His areas of expertise in those roles included identifying early indicators of radicalization on social media, as well as general political risk analysis and forecasting. Michael received a Master of International Affairs (MIA) in International Security Policy from Columbia University. He also holds a B.A. in Political Science from NYU Abu Dhabi.
Robert J. “Bob” Milan leads investigations at Prescient and is the Former First Assistant State’s Attorney of Cook County, IL and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. He has been an accomplished senior executive in the corporate risk management sector for over 12 years and demonstrated himself to be an exceptional practitioner and leader in the areas of investigations, due diligence, data breach response, data recovery and litigation support. He has devoted his skills and efforts to solving complex and sophisticated fraud schemes, as well as corruption and similar types of corporate malfeasance.
Robert served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County for more than 20 years and eventually rose to the rank of First Assistant State’s Attorney. As First Assistant, he supervised over 900 prosecutors, 150 investigators, and hundreds of support staff. He prosecuted numerous high-profile cases and led long-term investigations into some of Chicago’s most notorious crimes. Later, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division where he prosecuted cases involving drug trafficking, bank robberies, money laundering, counterfeiting, and other white-collar crimes. Robert also has a well-earned reputation for integrity and professionalism. His commitment to ensuring the fair administration of justice has defined his career and is especially demonstrated by his creation of the first wrongful conviction unit in Cook County. While a prosecutor, he personally led the effort to examine and, when appropriate, set aside criminal convictions and is a recognized expert in preventing and addressing wrongful convictions.
Robert earned his B.A. in Political Science from Loyola University and his J.D. at Chicago-Kent College of Law. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at Chicago-Kent and has lectured across the country regarding identifying false confessions and preventing wrongful convictions.
Rachel is Prescient’s Head of Research, and a Senior Director focused on complex investigations, asset tracing, and strategic intelligence projects. Much of her work at Prescient is conducted on behalf of corporate security and legal teams, in coordination with outside counsel. She combines expertise in complex OSINT techniques and expert knowledge of global public records, and is adept at navigating social media, litigation filings, regulatory proceedings, and corporate records to uncover critical intelligence. As Head of Research, Rachel works closely with Prescient’s executive team to lead training and professional development efforts across the firm’s operations teams.
Rachel joined Prescient from Berkeley Research Group’s (BRG) Global Investigations & Strategic Intelligence Group, where she served as a Senior Managing Consultant. Prior to BRG, she served as an Associate Director at Kroll where she conducted complex investigative research for executive background checks, litigation support, and business intelligence projects. Before entering the private investigations sector, she worked in performing arts management for almost ten years after earning a B.A. in Theater Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Jon is based in Prescient’s New York Office, where he leads the firm’s Executive Digital Protection (EDP) program, as well as dark web intelligence, attribution, and litigation support projects. Jon’s wide-ranging investigative experience encompasses forensic analysis, enhanced due diligence, asset tracing, anti-money laundering and discreet source development along with internal investigations. More recently, he has focused on utilizing open-source intelligence techniques to develop creative solutions for complex investigations.
Prior to joining Prescient, Jon served in senior roles at Berkeley Research Group’s Global Investigations Practice and FTI Consulting’s Global Risks and Investigations Practice. In these roles, Jon managed several high-profile criminal investigations for a federal government client, HIPAA cyber security risk assessments, and testified as a mobile forensics expert in federal court. Additionally, he worked closely with law firms, Fortune 500 companies and government clients to provide expert consulting services. Jon began his career at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office where he managed the evidentiary research of high-profile prosecutions involving terrorism, murder, and drug trafficking. As part of these prosecutions, he regularly testified in Grand Jury and New York State Supreme Court proceedings. Jon is certified for the forensic imaging of mobile devices as a Cellebrite Certified Operator. Additionally, he holds certifications as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and as a lead auditor for ISO 37001 (Anti-Bribery Management Systems). Jon is a graduate of the University of Delaware, where he received a B.A. in Psychology and is a graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where he received an M.A. in Criminal Justice with a focus in terrorism studies.
Robert J. “Bob” Milan leads investigations at Prescient and is the Former First Assistant State’s Attorney of Cook County, IL and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. He has been an accomplished senior executive in the corporate risk management sector for over 12 years and demonstrated himself to be an exceptional practitioner and leader in the areas of investigations, due diligence, data breach response, data recovery and litigation support. He has devoted his skills and efforts to solving complex and sophisticated fraud schemes, as well as corruption and similar types of corporate malfeasance.
Robert served as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County for more than 20 years and eventually rose to the rank of First Assistant State’s Attorney. As First Assistant, he supervised over 900 prosecutors, 150 investigators, and hundreds of support staff. He prosecuted numerous high-profile cases and led long-term investigations into some of Chicago’s most notorious crimes. Later, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division where he prosecuted cases involving drug trafficking, bank robberies, money laundering, counterfeiting, and other white-collar crimes. Robert also has a well-earned reputation for integrity and professionalism. His commitment to ensuring the fair administration of justice has defined his career and is especially demonstrated by his creation of the first wrongful conviction unit in Cook County. While a prosecutor, he personally led the effort to examine and, when appropriate, set aside criminal convictions and is a recognized expert in preventing and addressing wrongful convictions.
Robert earned his B.A. in Political Science from Loyola University and his J.D. at Chicago-Kent College of Law. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at Chicago-Kent and has lectured across the country regarding identifying false confessions and preventing wrongful convictions.
Andrew is the CEO of Chassi, a company focused on equipping PE-backed companies and funds with real-time, actionable insights for smarter decision-making. He co-founded Prescient in 2010 and, under his leadership, the firm grew from two employees to a recognized industry leader, known for using Intelligence Community techniques to inform commercial solutions. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Andrew served as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Navy and as an FBI Special Agent, focusing on counterterrorism and counterintelligence operations.
Mark is the former Vice President for Global Security Operations at Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. For more than a decade, he was responsible for the strategic management of the company’s security programs and initiatives, as well as all elements of security operations across over 750 hotels in more than 65 countries. Prior to Hyatt, Mark was the Senior Director of Global Security Operations for Kraft Foods; Director of Global Strategic Assessments and Awareness Programs for Altria Corporate Services Inc. (parent company for Philip Morris and Kraft Foods); and Senior Management Consultant at Electronic Data Services Corp. He also served as a Special Agent in the U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, and brings extensive overseas experience as the Diplomatic Security Attaché (RSO) in Frankfurt, Kuwait, Ankara, Beirut, and Moscow.
Adam has served as the CSO and CEO of Rose Partners in the United Kingdom since February 2020. Prior to that, he served as the CISO and Global Head of Security at Dyson Technologies Ltd. Prior to Dyson he served as the Global Director of Security with Invensys PLC, a FTSE 100 engineering company. His career started in the British Military, where he graduated from Officer Academy at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He went on to hold senior security roles in the aerospace sector and at London-based Control Risks. In 2019, Adam was voted Security Professional of the Year by his peers, and he has received the International Security Management Association Founders Award for his contribution to the strategic direction of the security industry.
Mike Howard served as Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Microsoft for 16 years. Prior to Microsoft, he was an Operations Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for over two decades. He was previously President of the board of the International Security Management Association, and has served on the U.S. State Dept. Overseas Advisory Council (OSAC), the Security Industry Association Board of Directors, and the ASIS CSO Roundtable Advisory Board. Howard started his career with the Oakland, California Police Department. Currently, Mike is the President of Howard Consulting Services, LLC. He has authored two leadership books, “The Art of Ronin Leadership” and “The Art of Executing Ronin Leadership Strategies.”
Dave served as the Vice President and Chief Security Officer for The Boeing Company for 14 of his 36 years within the security profession. He was responsible for the company’s global security and fire protection policy and procedures, site security, executive protection, supply chain and aviation security, structural and aircraft fire protection, government and proprietary information security, classified cyber security, strategic intelligence, international security, business continuity and disaster preparedness, Global Security Operations Center, and security background investigations. He now is the President of DSKomendat Risk Management Services and advises several companies within the security sector and holds board leadership roles with several non-profit organizations whose missions are to protect people globally. These organizations include Hostage U.S., International Security Foundation, and the Domestic Security Partnership.
Steve founded Bernard Global, LLC in July 2018 and currently serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President of Global Protection Services at Sony Pictures Entertainment. During his 16 years with Sony, Steve initiated numerous security programs worldwide and managed a staff that covered 50 countries and 150 offices. He was responsible for global threat management, investigations, information security and data privacy, content protection, major event security, environment, health and safety, production safety and security, sustainability, medical services, BCP/CM and incident management (including cyber), physical security, law-enforcement and government coordination, and fire and life safety.
Dr. Kiernan is the Founder and CEO of Kiernan Group Holdings (KGH), a woman-owned small business with the mission to educate, engage, and empower individuals and communities to prepare for, react to, and recover from active threat and hazard events. She is a 29-year veteran of federal law enforcement, having previously served as the Assistant Director for the Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Dr. Kiernan is a recognized expert in strategic thinking, strategy development, and facilitating critical incident management exercises for senior leaders across the government and private sectors. She has served as a SME for Risk Assessment and Gap Analysis efforts for some of the United States’ most critical assets.
Erik is currently the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Cushman & Wakefield, which is among the largest real estate services firms in the world. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, he served as CISO for Zebra Technologies and led information security for Leo Burnett, PEAK6 Investments, and Cole Taylor Bank (now part of Fifth Third Bank).
Robert is a retired FBI Special Agent who served as the FBI’s Chief Inspector and as Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Office, leading over 1,000 people. In that role, his teams mitigated risks in high-priority situations, including cyber espionage targeting Fortune 500 companies; international terrorism operations directed against both U.S. and foreign enterprises; and substantial financial, organized, and public corruption matters. He later served as Vice President of Global Security for the Walt Disney Company, helping organize, train, and develop security strategies for workplace violence prevention, cyber-attack response and mitigation, operational security at entertainment venues, travel risk monitoring, and executive leadership security.
Matt Bogaard has over twenty-five years’ experience in government and the private sector, in crisis management, disaster planning and response, business continuity, intellectual property protection, workplace violence prevention, high-risk travel, threat assessment, security design, special event planning, and investigations. His consulting covers clients in entertainment, video gaming, financial services, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and retail industries around the globe in a variety of locations. Prior to founding Bogaard Group International, Matt was Head of Corporate Security at DreamWorks Animation SKG. In this entertainment-technology environment, he oversaw security initiatives worldwide. Before his appointment at DreamWorks, Matt spent fifteen years in law enforcement in a variety of assignments including investigations, recruiting, training, media relations, and community outreach. As a detective, he investigated kidnappings for ransom and highly complex financial fraud, among others. Matt has been trained by the FBI, DHS, and LAPD on high-risk threat assessments.
Niki Christoff is the founder & CEO of Christoff & Co. LLC, a boutique strategic consultancy that specializes in helping companies assess and mitigate reputational and regulatory risk. She is a tech industry veteran with over 12 years of experience managing high-profile press and public policy matters for Silicon Valley companies including Salesforce, Google, and Uber. Most recently she was Senior Vice President of Strategy & Government Relations at Salesforce, heading its Washington, D.C. office. She previously ran Uber’s federal government affairs strategy and successfully led Google’s media relations teams in Washington D.C. and New York with a focus on crisis response, establishing relationships that would lead Business Insider to name her one of the “Best Communications Pros in Technology.” Fortune magazine has called her one of the “25 Most Powerful Women in Politics.”
For over five years, John led Prescient’s Due Diligence Practice, utilizing 30+ years of experience as a financial crimes detective as well as consultant in international fraud and business risk to help clients mitigate organizational risks. He specializes in helping organizations solve problems in emerging markets, including some of the most challenging jurisdictions in the world. His extensive experience working in law enforcement, corporate security, and data analytics enables a sophisticated approach to identify and resolve risk challenges for Prescient’s clients. Prior to Prescient, John served as a Principal in the regulatory risk and investigations practice at London-based Control Risks, as Senior Managing Director in the global risk and investigations practice at FTI Consulting, and in investigative and security leadership roles for nearly 20 years with Deloitte and Arthur Andersen.
Craig works closely with clients to help identify and mitigate corporate risks including fraud, theft, and insider threats, and advises major law firms in complex litigation support matters. A former Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Craig has led numerous high-profile investigations involving organized crime, violent crimes, labor racketeering, fraud, and money laundering. During his more than two decades in federal law enforcement, his efforts resulted in many successful prosecutions of organized crime family leadership, members, and associates.
After leaving the FBI, Craig worked at K2 Intelligence where he provided investigative expertise for a variety of matters to include corporate investigations, litigation support, and public and private construction project monitorships. Craig also worked closely with both government and private clients to develop and implement security assessments for businesses and homes. In addition, Craig advised corporate executives and high-net-worth families on matters involving risk management, executive protection, and travel intelligence. Craig holds an ASIS CPP certification and earned a B.S. in Political Science from Bradley University.
For most of Prescient’s history, Patrick led Prescient’s Investigations Practice, working with corporate stakeholders and global law firms to address complex disputes; mitigate internal risks; and gain the upper hand in litigation proceedings. He now is the Owner of Castle Island Investigative Associates and is based in Naperville, IL. Pat is a former Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) where he led investigations of high-profile public corruption and financial crimes during his over 25 years of service. His achievements include the successful investigation, prosecution, and conviction of former Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, for which he received both the U.S. Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service and the FBI Director’s Award for Outstanding Investigation.
Stefanie was named Chief Strategy Officer in 2025 and serves as a principal advisor to Prescient’s CEO and Board of Directors, as well as clients in a variety of industries. She previously served as Senior Vice President of Corporate & Cyber Security and advised clients on sensitive matters involving threat intelligence, digital privacy, cybersecurity and more. Stefanie began her career with Prescient in 2016 and has been instrumental in the firm’s rapid growth, especially the development of our Executive Digital Protection (“EDP”) program which is now relied upon by Fortune 500 security teams and family offices around the world.
Stefanie has been an active proponent of cybersecurity awareness and cyber-physical security convergence, having hosted and participated in multiple panel discussions, webinars, and presentations about online safety and digital hygiene. Stefanie and the Prescient executive team are also incredibly passionate about promoting and supporting the role of women in the security fields. Stefanie hosts an industry news roundup on her LinkedIn feed and YouTube channel, which covers current trends and news pieces, as well as regular interviews with other leaders in the fields of corporate security, risk management, and information technology. In 2019, she was recognized by the European Risk Policy Institute as one of the year’s Cyber Risk Communicators for “outstanding contribution to global knowledge sharing in the area of cybersecurity and risk policy.” Stefanie holds the Certified Cybersecurity Awareness Professional (CCAP) certification and serves as a Board Member for the Board of Executive Protection Professionals (BEPP) and Cybersecurity Steering Committee for The United States Department of State Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).
As Chief Commercial Officer, Sam leads business development, marketing, and special projects for Prescient and works directly with the firm’s CEO and Board to drive continued growth. After joining Prescient in 2018, he transitioned into a strategic marketing role and helped build out the first iteration of our sales operations and go-to-market processes. Throughout 2019, he led multiple brand expansion efforts, overseeing the budgeting and strategy for industry events as well as personally handling the logistics involved in multiple exhibiting sponsorships across the country. He standardized processes around sales pipeline reporting, inbound lead qualification, and quarterly business development efforts, as well as helped restructure the firm’s website and advertising strategy to better align with its long term strategy. Sam co-designed and implemented a company intranet site to overhaul processes related to contract management, operations workflow, sensitive data storage, and general internal collaboration.
Prior to receiving his M.A. and joining Prescient, Sam worked remotely as a contracted researcher for a museum in Los Angeles while managing a restaurant in Oregon. He earned an M.A. in Humanities from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Economics & English from the University of Oregon Clark Honors College.
As Controller, Erika manages Prescient’s financial data, oversees departmental budgeting, and ensures optimal reporting standards or general efficiency measures for numerous areas of the firm. Erika is an actively licensed Certified Public Accountant and is currently pursuing the credential of Certified Fraud Examiner. Additionally, she provides operational support to the firm’s Due Diligence and Investigations practices and, as a bilingual Spanish speaker, assists with translation and research on engagements in Latin America and Spain.
Prior to joining Prescient, Erika served as a staff accountant for an entrepreneur with start-ups in various industries, where she assisted in expanding these companies to multiple locations. She has additional experience in Human Resources for the Target Corporation.
Erika earned a BBA in Accounting with minors in Finance and Management from Loyola University Chicago.
Before joining Prescient full-time in January of 2021, George supported Prescient as a member of their ownership group, BP Capital Management. Focusing on financial planning and analysis as well as operations, George has run point on all major investment decisions over the past several years and instituted proforma analysis as a standard procedure. He also designed and built all of Prescient’s sales and financial reporting. In 2020, George led the spinoff of the firm Voyint, Prescient’s strategic partner focusing on HR background check work in the federal space. As CFO, George is responsible for overseeing all financial and accounting operations as well as all investments and add-on acquisitions. George works closely with the CEO to ensure Prescient’s processes and overall strategies are aligned, and is constantly working with staff at all levels of the organization to optimize internal operations. At BP Capital, George performed a number of operational and financial functions for the firm’s portfolio companies. In addition to leading several acquisitions during his tenure, he participated on the sell-side of BP’s largest exit. George’s accomplishments at BP capital include creating the project management office at BP’s largest portfolio company, leading several multi-year CapEx projects, and establishing standard operating procedures and reporting systems for a number of their portfolio companies.
Prior to joining BP Capital, George was a Senior Management Consultant with Capgemini. He worked on a number of projects for their clients, including General Motors, McDonalds, and Domino’s Pizza, where he led large IT projects and managed teams across the United States and India as well as actively recruited and trained new consultants. George earned his MBA in 2018 from the University of Notre Dame with a concentration in Corporate Finance and Business Analytics. He earned a BS in Industrial Engineering with a second major in Economics from Northwestern University in 2011.
As COO, Shawn oversees all operations of the firm including service delivery, quality control, recruiting, training and professional development, information technology, and client success. As a trained intelligence analyst himself, he was the ideal candidate to take on the COO role and has helped the firm evolve through each stage of its growth. Today, our teams pride themselves on their ability to operate across risk domains, including cyber security, physical security, reputation management, and business intelligence. In addition to his operations leadership, he has held numerous client-facing roles in the firm and has been critical in developing Prescient’s branding, research products, and approach to business development.
Shawn was one of the founding members of Prescient’s operations team, having joined the firm in 2014. Leveraging his experience as an intelligence analyst contractor for the United States Army, he integrated best practices from the Intelligence Community into Prescient’s research process. While with the U.S. Army, Shawn was assigned to the Criminal Investigation Task Force (CITF). As co-team lead of the J2, he led reach-back analytical support for coalition troops in Afghanistan dealing with LOGSEC and pilferage of NATO and Allied equipment. Shawn earned a B.A. in Intelligence Studies from Mercyhurst University.
Jack was named President & Chief Executive Officer in January 2019, having previously served as Vice President of Operations. He joined Prescient in 2016 as a due diligence analyst focused on emerging markets. As an analyst in the early years of the firm, he led many of the most complex and sensitive engagements on behalf of clients in the legal, financial services, automotive, manufacturing, and telecommunications sectors, and was a driving force behind the development of Prescient’s Chinese due diligence capabilities. Today, Jack is responsible for overseeing the firm’s overall operating strategy, in addition to coordinating sales and marketing initiatives that help drive Prescient’s continued growth. The firm has grown dramatically since 2019 in terms of headcount, office locations, capabilities, and revenue, and is now regarded as one of the most cutting-edge, capable intelligence and advisory firms anywhere in the world. Jack frequently advises attorneys, investors, boards, and corporate stakeholders on cyber intelligence, corporate security, and investigative matters. He also serves as a Board Member for District 4 Labs, which was spun out of Prescient in 2023.
Before joining Prescient, Jack worked in the Asia Pacific headquarters of German industrial conglomerate thyssenkrupp (tk), focusing on market intelligence efforts in Southeast Asia. He worked in Singapore and at the company’s headquarters in Essen, Germany. Prior to his work at tk, he worked with the New York City Police Department Office of Strategic Initiatives and The Heritage Foundation’s Asia Studies Center. He remains involved in a variety of civic pursuits, including with his alma maters, the University of Notre Dame and Mount Carmel High School. He also sits on the Chicago Advisory Board for the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. Jack earned a B.A. in Political Science and Chinese Language from the University of Notre Dame.
Ra joined Prescient in 2020 and has been instrumental to the firm’s cyber threat intelligence (“CTI”) operations, initially spearheading the development of the Executive Digital Protection (“EDP”) program before going on to oversee all threat attribution and dark web intelligence matters, which he leads to this day. Prescient’s dark web intelligence team is widely recognized as one of the most capable in the CTI space, and often works alongside partner firms on complex matters involving ransomware and business email compromise. Ra and his team are increasingly called upon to serve as experts on breach litigation matters and have contributed to some of the highest profile breach cases of the past several years.
He joined Prescient with a wealth of academic and industry experience, coming from AT-RISK International and G4S after receiving his PhD at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Ra has experience developing prototype security programs and subsequent audits, building risk and security intelligence programs for multinational corporations, and producing complex investigative reports suiting a variety of contexts. He is based in Prescient’s New York Office. Ra received a Ph.D. in Banking, Finance & Religion with a focus on Islamic Finance from the University of Cape Town. He also holds an MSc in African Studies from the University of Oxford and a B.A. with Honors from the University of London.
Matt has worked with Prescient since earning his undergraduate degree and has conducted hundreds of complex due diligence investigations for corporate and institutional investor clients. His hands-on expertise with open-source intelligence and public records research makes him the ideal person to lead out investigative due diligence team today, which has grown substantially since he joined the firm.
Today, he oversees every aspect of our due diligence program, including recruitment, training and professional development, quality control, partnerships, and tech-enablement. The Prescient due diligence team today supports multi-national corporations, private equity firms, venture capital firms, and family offices with complex, cross-border investigations into acquisition targets, business partners, and potential executive hires. Matt earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.
Meg leads Prescient’s Online Threat Monitoring (“OTM”) program, handling day-to-day threat reporting and mitigation for a range of Fortune 500 companies, family offices, and NGOs. She has helped grow the OTM team drastically over the past several years and has continued to invest in emerging technology and sources to deliver the best intelligence to our clients and partners. Her team accesses vast, often hard-to-reach sources across the open, deep, and dark web, including niche social media platforms and extremist channels. Meg has advised Prescient’s executive leadership at every step of the firm’s growth, especially related to new products and services in the OSINT and cybersecurity space.
She is one of the founding members of Prescient’s operations team and first built out the firm’s marketing strategy upon joining the company in 2014. She also contributed to the growth of a suite of travel intelligence technologies, Prescient Traveler, which was successfully sold in 2017. She also served as a facilitator of a week-long training in OSINT gathering and analysis at a conference hosted by the SANS Institute, a global leader in information security education. Meg earned a B.A. in Public Relations with a minor in Communication Studies from the University of Florida.
Marcus is a former Senior Special Agent with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York, where he worked for nearly 9 years in the National Security Cyber Crime and Public Integrity Sections. Marcus was also a member of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, (JTTF) in New York City. He assisted in the prosecution of high-profile investigations involving international & domestic terrorism, as well as providing criminal investigative support to other divisions of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. During his more than two decades in federal law enforcement, he has acquired extensive experience investigating construction fraud and white-collar crimes and assisted with security and emergency management programs, including the protection of personnel and offices.
Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office and JTTF, Marcus served as Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations New York Office, where he supervised teams of agents in a wide variety of corruption, fraud and organized crime investigations. He also supervised the New York Region’s Computer Evidence Recovery Unit and was the lead agent for the Protective Operations Unit of the U.S. Secretary of Labor during official visits to New York. Marcus is a two-time recipient of the Valor Award issued by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, in part due to his efforts in response to the September 11th attacks. He is a graduate of Fordham University and holds a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University in addition to a CFE certification.
Matteo served as the Cyber Practice Leader at Prescient from Summer 2019 – Spring 2025 and now serves as the Founder & CEO of District 4 Labs, a spinoff of Prescient focused on building OSINT products around breached data and other compromised records. He continues to advise the Prescient team, especially related to dark web intelligence and breach litigation. Prior to Prescient, Matteo served as Director of Incident Response and Threat Intelligence at BlueVoyant and as a senior practitioner at K2 Intelligence.
