Executive Diligence Services


Trusted Insight for Critical Leadership Decisions

Helping Organizations Appoint with Confidence, Protect Reputations, and Reduce Leadership Risk

 

High-stakes leadership appointments carry outsized regulatory, operational, and reputational risk. Résumés can be polished, histories complex, and digital footprints noisy or misleading—while the cost of a mis-hire can be immediate and public.

More than 25 years ago, Mintz Group pioneered the field of executive diligence, based on in-depth, discreet, and sophisticated investigations into the backgrounds of board members, C-suite executives, founders, and key leaders worldwide. Whether pre-offer, pre-announcement, or post-signing verification, we deliver decision-ready intelligence that withstands boardroom scrutiny, media attention, and regulatory review.

Our work goes beyond database checks. We verify credentials, reconstruct career timelines, illuminate conflicts and related-party ties, and contextualize sensitive allegations through records, sourced insight, and on-the-ground research across jurisdictions and languages. By combining the judgment of seasoned investigators with advanced digital tools, Mintz delivers clear, efficient insights that lead to confident hiring decisions.

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What we help Clients solve:

Board, C-Suite & Founder Vetting:

Full-spectrum background reviews on finalists and sitting leaders—validating identity, education, employment narratives, achievements, and compensation disclosures, and surfacing litigation, regulatory, or conduct concerns.

Conflicts, Related Parties & Independence:

Mapping personal, financial, and governance linkages to identify undisclosed affiliations, pay-to-play risks, political exposure, and other entanglements that can compromise independence or trigger regulatory scrutiny.

Reputational, Media & Digital Footprint Analysis:

Analyzing historical media, social platforms, and online artifacts to separate coordinated noise from substantiated issues, offering clear guidance on disclosure and mitigation strategies.

Cross-Border Records & Source Inquiries:

Retrieving and interpreting public records in opaque jurisdictions and conducting discreet, on-the-record source interviews to validate leadership style, integrity, and performance—providing context no database can.

Event-Driven & Accelerated Screening:

Tailored tiered programs for fast-moving processes—shortlist screens, pre-offer deep dives, and post-offer verifications—with SLAs aligned to nomination, investment, or announcement milestones.

Program Design, Policy & Governance Support:

Building scalable executive diligence frameworks, risk-tiering models, and escalation paths that integrate with HR, GC, and compliance workflows—raising consistency while reducing cycle time.

Academic Integrity Reviews:

Investigating academic credentials and research integrity for leadership candidates in education, healthcare, and research-driven organizations.

Proxy Contest & Shareholder Engagement Support:

Providing intelligence and advisory services during contested elections and activist campaigns to assess nominees and mitigate reputational risk.

Crisis Response & Reputation Management:

Deploying rapid investigative and advisory teams to address leadership controversies, viral allegations, or governance crises—delivering clarity and actionable strategies under pressure.

Real-World Impact: Case Studies

Key Contacts

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Peter Lagomarsino

Co-CEO

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Morgan Taylor

Partner & Head of Executive Diligence Practice

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Sean Weathersby

Partner

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