SBI | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Business intelligence |
Founded | Washington, D.C., United States (1996 ) |
Founder | |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Services | |
Parent | Kreller Companies |
Website | www.smithbrandon.com |
Smith Brandon International, Inc. (SBI) is an American boutique corporate investigations and risk consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. [1] It was founded in 1996 by Gene M. Smith and Harry "Skip" Brandon and today employs a worldwide network of investigators, including former heads of law enforcement agencies, political figures and professionals with legal, financial and intelligence backgrounds. [2] [3] SBI offers a range of services, including high-level political analysis, global due diligence, risk avoidance, corporate investigations, financial investigations, political risk assessments and business intelligence services. [1] [4]
SBI does not disclose the names of its clients or the specifics of its projects. [2] [5] However, SBI's clients include domestic and foreign Fortune 50 companies, as well as small- and medium-sized companies, working internationally in many industries, such as banking, oil, mining and timber. [6] [7] [8] With assistance from its international network of contacts in the intelligence, business and diplomatic communities, SBI has worked across North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and India. [5] [8] [9] Ninety-five percent of their work is outside of the U.S. [10]
Founders Smith and Brandon have had close ties with U.S. governmental agencies; Smith was a CIA officer and Brandon was deputy assistant director of the National Security and Counter Terrorism programs for the FBI. [5] [11] Both have contributed to various industry journals, such as the Harvard Business Review, and have spoken at various conferences and on national radio programs, including NPR’s Talk of the Nation. [10] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
In January 2020, Kreller Companies acquired SBI. [19] [20]
SBI | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Business intelligence |
Founded | Washington, D.C., United States (1996 ) |
Founder | |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Services | |
Parent | Kreller Companies |
Website | www.smithbrandon.com |
Smith Brandon International, Inc. (SBI) is an American boutique corporate investigations and risk consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. [1] It was founded in 1996 by Gene M. Smith and Harry "Skip" Brandon and today employs a worldwide network of investigators, including former heads of law enforcement agencies, political figures and professionals with legal, financial and intelligence backgrounds. [2] [3] SBI offers a range of services, including high-level political analysis, global due diligence, risk avoidance, corporate investigations, financial investigations, political risk assessments and business intelligence services. [1] [4]
SBI does not disclose the names of its clients or the specifics of its projects. [2] [5] However, SBI's clients include domestic and foreign Fortune 50 companies, as well as small- and medium-sized companies, working internationally in many industries, such as banking, oil, mining and timber. [6] [7] [8] With assistance from its international network of contacts in the intelligence, business and diplomatic communities, SBI has worked across North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and India. [5] [8] [9] Ninety-five percent of their work is outside of the U.S. [10]
Founders Smith and Brandon have had close ties with U.S. governmental agencies; Smith was a CIA officer and Brandon was deputy assistant director of the National Security and Counter Terrorism programs for the FBI. [5] [11] Both have contributed to various industry journals, such as the Harvard Business Review, and have spoken at various conferences and on national radio programs, including NPR’s Talk of the Nation. [10] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
In January 2020, Kreller Companies acquired SBI. [19] [20]