Uncover, investigate, and respond to cyber threats with expert precision.
Prescient’s threat response teams leverage cutting-edge cyber intelligence tools and techniques, expert knowledge of U.S. and global public records, and expertise in crisis management and behavioral psychology to protect our clients and deliver actionable intelligence.
Prescient’s ability to uncover the real identities of anonymous threat actors is unmatched. At the client’s direction, experts work to identify the individuals behind anonymous email addresses, social media accounts, IP addresses, domains, cryptocurrency wallets, and more. We utilize proprietary tools and techniques to scour open web sources, dark web forums, chat rooms, and credential-protected sources in order to uncover PII associated with otherwise anonymous information.
Once a threat actor is identified, or if they are already known to the client, our team can perform a threat investigation to better understand their background, current stressors, and other threat indictors. We access criminal records, litigation proceedings, social media profiles, and other sources to build a risk profile of the subject. We understand time is of the essence in threat scenarios, so critical updates are provided in real-time and all metadata indicating patterns of violent behavior or access to weapons is captured for use in subsequent legal proceedings.
Once an investigation has been conducted, our team can work with clients to mitigate further risk. Our team can monitor a threat actor’s profiles to identify threatening communications that may not be identified in broader monitoring and deploy on-site security, if necessary. We have often assisted organizations in coordinating with state, local, and federal law enforcement to ensure the safety of their operations, assets, and personnel. When necessary, we can engage the services of a board certified forensic psychologist to assess a threat actor and provide a behavioral threat assessment.
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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Managing Director & Practice Lead
Robert J. Milan 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 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Loyola University. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at Chicago-Kent and has lectured across the country regarding identifying false confessions and preventing wrongful convictions.
Senior Director & Head of Research
As well as serving the firm as Head of Research, Rachel is a Senior Director in Prescient’s Investigation Practice, leading and conducting complex investigations, due diligence, and asset traces on behalf of corporate stakeholders and their counsel. She combines expertise in cyber-OSINT techniques and in traditional public records investigations, and is adept at navigating social media, litigation filings, regulatory proceedings, and corporate records to uncover critical intelligence. 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 graduating with a degree in theater studies.
Executive Managing Director & Head of New York Office
Robert “Rob” is an Executive Managing Director at Prescient and Head of the New York office. He is an attorney and former federal law enforcement executive who has extensive investigative, security, and risk management experience with more than 20 years in executive leadership roles involving repeated success executing complex assignments. 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. His expertise and problem-solving capabilities have allowed him to benefit his clients on highly sensitive matters involving security & enterprise risk, complex investigations, executive protection, threat assessments, cybersecurity, and travel risk.
Before joining Prescient, Rob served as a Managing Director at K2 Intelligence and supported similar 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. Previously he was the SAC for the Washington, DC region also served at the Assistant SAC for the Boston field office.
Also 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.
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.
Senior Director & Practice Lead
Michael currently serves as the Practice Lead of Prescient’s Intelligence practice, specializing in 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 lends support to engagements outside of his practice area, especially those that involve suspected disinformation campaigns, geopolitical knowledge, and general familiarity with niche commercial or legal databases. As a former team lead within the Due Diligence practice, he designed and implemented many of Prescient’s current best practices around management and research processes, including our current standards for international due diligence engagements.
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.
Managing Director & Practice Lead
Robert J. Milan 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 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Loyola University. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at Chicago-Kent and has lectured across the country regarding identifying false confessions and preventing wrongful convictions.
Director
Ra joined Prescient in in 2020 and has been instrumental to Prescient’s Cyber practice, initially spearheading the ongoing development of the Executive Digital Protection program before going on to overseeing all threat attribution projects. 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 devleoping 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 the Prescient 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 BA with Honors from the University of London.
Director & Head of U.S. Operations
Matt joined Prescient after graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 2017. He made an immediate impact in our Due Diligence practice as an Analyst and grew to become one of our most capable researchers. He has since been promoted to Director of our Due Diligence practice and leads the U.S. operations for the practice. Matt handles the assignment, quality control, and submission of Due Diligence reports, as well as day-to-day communications with many of Prescient’s major clients. He is responsible for aligning the research product & process with industry best practices on an ongoing basis.
Matthew earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.
Director & Head of Threat Monitoring
Meg manages Prescient’s Threat Monitoring program, handling day-to-day threat reporting and mitigation for a range of Fortune 500 companies, celebrities, and high-net-worth individuals. She oversees the assignment and submission of many Cyber engagements, in addition to shaping the direction and design of the practice’s client deliverables. Since the Cyber practice was founded, Meg has been directly involved with the process of building out each new service offering, and often serves as a sales, marketing, and operational liaison for cyber engagements.
A founding member of Prescient’s operations team, Meg also built out the company’s marketing strategy and contributed to the growth of a suite of travel intelligence technologies, which Prescient successfully sold in 2017. She has 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.
Director
Marcus Rivera 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. Marcus 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.
Senior Director
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 for five years 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 also holds an ASIS CPP certification.
Craig earned a B.S. in Political Science from Bradley University.
Senior Director
Jon Taber is a Senior Director in Prescient’s Cyber Practice based in New York, where he supervises Executive Digital Protection and Dark Web Assessments while also providing expertise to Prescient’s other practices. Jon’s wide-ranging investigative experience encompasses forensic analysis, enhanced due diligence, asset tracing, anti-money laundering and discreet source development along with conducting internal investigations. More recently, Jon 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 at 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 organizations and government clients to provide expert consulting services in engagements involving eDiscovery reviews, integrity advisory and monitoring, compliance program design and implementation, and fraud investigations.
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 an B.A. in psychology and 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.
Executive Managing Director & Head of New York Office
Robert “Rob” is an Executive Managing Director at Prescient and Head of the New York office. He is an attorney and former federal law enforcement executive who has extensive investigative, security, and risk management experience with more than 20 years in executive leadership roles involving repeated success executing complex assignments. 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. His expertise and problem-solving capabilities have allowed him to benefit his clients on highly sensitive matters involving security & enterprise risk, complex investigations, executive protection, threat assessments, cybersecurity, and travel risk.
Before joining Prescient, Rob served as a Managing Director at K2 Intelligence and supported similar 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. Previously he was the SAC for the Washington, DC region also served at the Assistant SAC for the Boston field office.
Also 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.
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.
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.
Senior Director & Practice Lead
Michael currently serves as the Practice Lead of Prescient’s Intelligence practice, specializing in 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 lends support to engagements outside of his practice area, especially those that involve suspected disinformation campaigns, geopolitical knowledge, and general familiarity with niche commercial or legal databases. As a former team lead within the Due Diligence practice, he designed and implemented many of Prescient’s current best practices around management and research processes, including our current standards for international due diligence engagements.
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.
Senior Director & Practice Lead
Michael currently serves as the Practice Lead of Prescient’s Intelligence practice, specializing in 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 lends support to engagements outside of his practice area, especially those that involve suspected disinformation campaigns, geopolitical knowledge, and general familiarity with niche commercial or legal databases. As a former team lead within the Due Diligence practice, he designed and implemented many of Prescient’s current best practices around management and research processes, including our current standards for international due diligence engagements.
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.
Managing Director & Practice Lead
Robert J. Milan 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 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Loyola University. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at Chicago-Kent and has lectured across the country regarding identifying false confessions and preventing wrongful convictions.
Senior Director & Head of Research
As well as serving the firm as Head of Research, Rachel is a Senior Director in Prescient’s Investigation Practice, leading and conducting complex investigations, due diligence, and asset traces on behalf of corporate stakeholders and their counsel. She combines expertise in cyber-OSINT techniques and in traditional public records investigations, and is adept at navigating social media, litigation filings, regulatory proceedings, and corporate records to uncover critical intelligence. 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 graduating with a degree in theater studies.
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.
Senior Director
Jon Taber is a Senior Director in Prescient’s Cyber Practice based in New York, where he supervises Executive Digital Protection and Dark Web Assessments while also providing expertise to Prescient’s other practices. Jon’s wide-ranging investigative experience encompasses forensic analysis, enhanced due diligence, asset tracing, anti-money laundering and discreet source development along with conducting internal investigations. More recently, Jon 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 at 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 organizations and government clients to provide expert consulting services in engagements involving eDiscovery reviews, integrity advisory and monitoring, compliance program design and implementation, and fraud investigations.
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 an B.A. in psychology and a graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where he received an M.A. in criminal justice with a focus in terrorism studies.
Former VP of Global Security, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Mark is the Managing Director of Dynamic Security Solutions International, a boutique international security consulting firm based in Chicago.
Prior to that, he was the Vice President for Global Security Operations with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. For more than a decade, Mark 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.
John earned a B.S. in Psychology from Benedictine University and an MBA from DePaul University.
Former Financial Crimes Detective & Prescient Practice Lead
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. He was a Financial Crimes Detective with the Chicago Police Department and has led investigative and risk management engagements on the ground in more than 20 countries.
John has leveraged team members in Prescient’s Chicago, Washington D.C., New York, and Dublin offices to complete more than 10,000 assignments in 100+ countries, mostly for U.S.-based multinational organizations. His team speaks and reads multiple foreign languages including Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish, among others.
John earned a B.S. in Psychology from Benedictine University and an MBA from DePaul University.
Former Head of Global Security & CISO, Dyson Technologies
Adam is a transformational executive with proven leadership experience in both the corporate multinational and government sector, having spent the last 16 years working in commercial risk management. Most recently, he served as the CISO & 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. Adam is also a serving Board member of ISMA.
Former Chief Security Officer, Microsoft
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, Howard 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.” Howard received a BS in Criminal Justice/Sociology from San Jose State University.
From Prescient’s inception in 2010 through 2013, Andrew helped lead the firm from two employees to more than 70 total personnel, with revenues of $12.3M in 2013. Due in large part to Andrew’s leadership, Prescient was listed as #15 on the 2014 Inc. 500 list, and grew nearly 11,500% over the prior three year period. In 2015, the firm moved its headquarters to Chicago, and Andrew led the expansion of its offerings beyond government solutions to technology-enabled services geared toward the private sector.
John earned a B.S. in Psychology from Benedictine University and an MBA from DePaul University.
Retired Vice President & Chief Security Officer, The Boeing Company
Dave Komendat 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.
Komendat was also the lead Boeing interface for both national and international security policy engagement with numerous government and industry advisory groups. He represented Boeing as past co-chairman and current board member on the Domestic Security Alliance Council, past president of the International Security Management Association and served as a member of the Threats and Information Committee for the Overseas Security Advisory Council. As the founder and president of DSKomendat Risk Management Services, Komendat also serves in an advisory capacity for several companies 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. In 2018, Dave was awarded the Director’s Award for Exceptional Public Service by FBI Director Christopher Wray.
He graduated from California State University at Long Beach with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice specializing in industrial security, and is a graduate of the executive development program at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Former Executive Vice President of Global Protection Services, Sony Pictures
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.
In addition to the entertainment field, Steve has also held key leadership roles in energy, food, and technology. He has lived overseas for 7 years and traveled to over 50 countries. Steve remains engaged with the law enforcement community, including the U.S. Department of State, academia, the International Security Management Association (ISMA), the Domestic Security Advisory Council (DSAC) for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), Infragard, and ASIS International. He has been recognized by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), FBI, U.S. Army, and Department of State for his service to the United States. He is a highly sought-after speaker, advisor, and confidant on topics such as corporate security, crisis preparedness, cybersecurity, leadership, duty of care, and and risk mitigation.
Founder & CEO, Kiernan Group Holdings
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.
CISO, Cushman & Wakefield
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). Erik holds a Master’s in Information Security Assurance from Western Governors University and a Bachelor’s in Business from Western Illinois University.
Chief Security Officer, Hollister Inc. & Former SAC, FBI Chicago Field Office
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.
From Prescient’s inception in 2010 through 2013, Andrew helped lead the firm from two employees to more than 70 total personnel, with revenues of $12.3M in 2013. Due in large part to Andrew’s leadership, Prescient was listed as #15 on the 2014 Inc. 500 list, and grew nearly 11,500% over the prior three year period. In 2015, the firm moved its headquarters to Chicago, and Andrew led the expansion of its offerings beyond government solutions to technology-enabled services geared toward the private sector.
John earned a B.S. in Psychology from Benedictine University and an MBA from DePaul University.
CEO & Founder, Bogaard Group International
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.
Matt is Certified Business Continuity Planning Professional and an Infrastructure Liaison Officer with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Matt earned his Doctorate in policy from the University of Southern California with an emphasis on how emerging technology is changing the face of corporate security. He earned an MA in public administration at the University of Southern California, and a BA in sociology at the University of Michigan. Matt is adjunct faculty at USC and UCLA, and in 2013, he was named to the Security 500 list as a Top Security Leader. He is a frequent guest speaker, accomplished entrepreneur, industry leader, and he has advised on Hollywood-produced television shows.
From Prescient’s inception in 2010 through 2013, Andrew helped lead the firm from two employees to more than 70 total personnel, with revenues of $12.3M in 2013. Due in large part to Andrew’s leadership, Prescient was listed as #15 on the 2014 Inc. 500 list, and grew nearly 11,500% over the prior three year period. In 2015, the firm moved its headquarters to Chicago, and Andrew led the expansion of its offerings beyond government solutions to technology-enabled services geared toward the private sector.
John earned a B.S. in Psychology from Benedictine University and an MBA from DePaul University.
CEO, Christoff & Co. LLC & Former SVP Government Relations, Salesforce
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.”
Niki served as a policy aide on Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign and worked at a leading GOP polling and message testing firm. She began her career as a litigator and remains an active member of the D.C. Bar Association.
From Prescient’s inception in 2010 through 2013, Andrew helped lead the firm from two employees to more than 70 total personnel, with revenues of $12.3M in 2013. Due in large part to Andrew’s leadership, Prescient was listed as #15 on the 2014 Inc. 500 list, and grew nearly 11,500% over the prior three year period. In 2015, the firm moved its headquarters to Chicago, and Andrew led the expansion of its offerings beyond government solutions to technology-enabled services geared toward the private sector.
John earned a B.S. in Psychology from Benedictine University and an MBA from DePaul University.
CEO, Chassi & Co-Founder, Prescient
Currently the Chief Operating Officer of Chassi, an innovative customer experience platform and software company, Andrew co-founded Prescient in 2010. Under his leadership, Prescient 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. While assigned to the Navy’s premiere Special Operations Unit, the Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Development Group, Andrew completed multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and led intelligence operations for 200+ member special operations task forces. Andrew’s passion is to build and lead high-performance teams that solve complex problems under challenging circumstances.
From Prescient’s inception in 2010 through 2013, Andrew helped lead the firm from two employees to more than 70 total personnel, with revenues of $12.3M in 2013. Due in large part to Andrew’s leadership, Prescient was listed as #15 on the 2014 Inc. 500 list, and grew nearly 11,500% over the prior three year period. In 2015, the firm moved its headquarters to Chicago, and Andrew led the expansion of its offerings beyond government solutions to technology-enabled services geared toward the private sector.
John earned a B.S. in Psychology from Benedictine University and an MBA from DePaul University.
Former F.B.I. Superadvisory Special Agent & Prescient Practice Lead
For the majority of Prescient’s history, Patrick (Pat) 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 has over 30 years of professional experience advising clients on their highest impact and most sensitive challenges.
A former Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Pat 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. Pat later co-wrote a detailed article on the arrest of Governor Blagojevich, published by Chicago Magazine in 2018. He was also interviewed in the “Blago!” episode of Netflix series Trial by Media. While with the FBI, Pat has served at a variety of U.S. and overseas field offices, including Chicago, Sacramento, Detroit, and Baghdad.
Before joining Prescient, Patrick served as a Director of Forensic, Investigative & Dispute Services at Grant Thornton. In addition to his law degree, Patrick is a licensed Private Detective in Illinois, as well as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified Public Accountant.
He earned a B.Sc. in Accounting from DePaul University and a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Senior Director
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 for five years 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 also holds an ASIS CPP certification.
Craig earned a B.S. in Political Science from Bradley University.
Chief Strategy Officer
As Chief Strategy Officer at Prescient, Stefanie Drysdale serves as a strategic partner to the CEO, executive leadership, and board—shaping the firm’s long-term vision and driving enterprise-wide alignment across growth, innovation, and client excellence. She leads strategic planning initiatives that span marketing, business development, and sales operations, while evaluating new service lines, market opportunities, and product offerings. Stefanie plays a central role in the firm’s executive hiring strategy and M&A evaluations, ensuring Prescient’s leadership and capabilities evolve in step with global demand.
In her role, Stefanie also oversees Prescient’s thought leadership and brand influence—driving visibility through public speaking, original content, and industry engagement. She advises the CEO, COO, and CCO on competitive intelligence, market dynamics, and emerging risks to support agile, high-impact decision-making. As both a strategist and relationship builder, she cultivates key client and channel partnerships, positioning Prescient as a trusted, future-ready force in global security and intelligence.
Sam received 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.
Chief Commercial Officer
Sam handles a variety of strategic and administrative responsibilities for Prescient, playing a general project management role and working directly with the firm’s CEO on matters critical to the growth of the firm.
After joining Prescient in mid-2018 to assist with lead generation and client management, Sam transitioned to a more general role overseeing the firm’s marketing initiatives and sales 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 four-practice model.
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. Currently, he works closely with practitioners to expand the firm’s market reach. 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.
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.
Sam received 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.
Controller
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.
Chief Financial Officer
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. Additionally, he streamlined internal financial processes, improving collections by 40%. 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. George also oversaw a VC investment and its founding from the ground up, initiating operations and leading the integration into BP’s systems. 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. However, his main focus was as a subject matter expert to the railroad industry, managing multi-billion dollar safety improvement projects for two of the nation’s largest railroads. George also has experience in the wealth management industry, with Credit-Suisse, and manufacturing industry, with Westex, Inc.
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.
Chief Operating Officer
Shawn manages all operations across Prescient’s four practices, in addition to leading some of the firm’s most complex investigative engagements. In his role as COO, Shawn oversees Prescient’s team of Analysts, Associates, Senior Associates, and Associate Directors and manages the quality control processes, client interfacing, and research standards for all Due Diligence & Investigations reports. 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 product, and general 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.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Jack was named President & Chief Executive Officer of Prescient in January 2019, having previously served as Vice President of Operations. He joined Prescient in 2016 as an Analyst in what is now the Due Diligence Practice, focusing on emerging markets due diligence. He led many of Prescient’s 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 launch of Prescient’s China Due Diligence program.
As President & CEO, 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. Since the beginning of 2019, the firm has opened an office in New York City, more than doubled its operations staff, participated in pro-bono investigations, formed its first advisory board, and expanded its cyber intelligence and advisory capabilities.
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 and is proficient in Mandarin Chinese.
Director
Ra joined Prescient in in 2020 and has been instrumental to Prescient’s Cyber practice, initially spearheading the ongoing development of the Executive Digital Protection program before going on to overseeing all threat attribution projects. 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 devleoping 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 the Prescient 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 BA with Honors from the University of London.
Director & Head U.S Operations
Matt joined Prescient after graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 2017. He made an immediate impact in our Due Diligence practice as an Analyst and grew to become one of our most capable researchers. He has since been promoted to Director of our Due Diligence practice and leads the U.S. operations for the practice. Matt handles the assignment, quality control, and submission of Due Diligence reports, as well as day-to-day communications with many of Prescient’s major clients. He is responsible for aligning the research product & process with industry best practices on an ongoing basis.
Matthew earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.
Senior Director & Head of Threat Monitoring
Meg manages Prescient’s Threat Monitoring program, handling day-to-day threat reporting and mitigation for a range of Fortune 500 companies, celebrities, and high-net-worth individuals. She oversees the assignment and submission of many Cyber engagements, in addition to shaping the direction and design of the practice’s client deliverables. Since the Cyber practice was founded, Meg has been directly involved with the process of building out each new service offering, and often serves as a sales, marketing, and operational liaison for cyber engagements.
A founding member of Prescient’s operations team, Meg also built out the company’s marketing strategy and contributed to the growth of a suite of travel intelligence technologies, which Prescient successfully sold in 2017. She has 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.
Director
Marcus Rivera 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. Marcus 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 earned a B.S. in Political Science from Bradley University.
Managing Director & Practice Lead
Matteo oversees Prescient’s cyber offerings, utilizing proprietary tools and techniques to conduct cyber investigations that surpass the possibilities of commercially available solutions. His specializations span cyber threat attribution, deep and dark web investigations, and third-party cyber risk.
Prior to Prescient, Matteo served as Director of Incident Response and Threat Intelligence at BlueVoyant and as a senior practitioner at K2 Intelligence. In addition to his experience working on and supervising highly sensitive engagements, he has led company-wide initiatives to identify and implement technologies used in traditional and cyber investigations. With experience conducting hundreds of online investigations, Matteo holds expertise in executive protection, intellectual property theft, cyber defense, litigation support, insider threat mitigation, and investigative due diligence.
Matteo earned B.A. degrees in Political Science and History from the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as an M.A. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
