Executive and Board Background Checks

Engagement
A longstanding corporate client planned to onboard a new executive and asked Gryphon to run a comprehensive background check on the executive just days prior to the new appointment.

Investigation
Gryphon’s review of public sources uncovered several troubling records under a previously unknown alias. Further investigation determined that the individual had spent nearly a decade as a career felon. After several inquiries with law enforcement personnel, Gryphon obtained certified documentation of the individual’s criminal history, including his four-year stay in a state prison.

Result
Gryphon’s findings immediately dissuaded our client from moving forward with the appointment.

Engagement
Gryphon was retained by a family office to conduct an investigation into a potential new Chief Investment Officer to help grow the family’s wealth.

Investigation
Gryphon undertook a deep-dive background investigation on the client’s top candidate, which included a public records review and human intelligence gathering among the candidate’s former colleagues and close associates. A public records review revealed no adverse information. However, interviews with the candidate’s former colleagues uncovered a different story. Adverse commentary from human sources uncovered of a variety of adverse facts regarding the candidate, including a failure to uphold fiduciary duties at another firm the candidate had helmed—which was also failing financially. Sources also noted the candidate’s poor people management skills, work ethic and judgement.

Result
As a result of our investigation, Gryphon’s client decided not to move forward with the candidate.