Michael Hershman Explained

Michael J. Hershman (born circa 1945) is a business executive[1] and consultant on topics such as transparency, litigation, and governance.

Career

His career began, during the 1960s, in military intelligence and government service, including as an investigator for the Senate Watergate Committee during the Watergate scandal,[2] and was also a chief investigator for a joint Presidential and Congressional commission relating to laws on wiretapping. He founded Fairfax Group, a private investigation and corporate compliance firm, and also co-founded Transparency International. In 2012, Hershman served on a reforms panel for FIFA,[3] specifically the organization's Independent Governance Committee.[4] He became CEO of the International Centre for Sport  Security (ICSS)[5] in 2016.[6] As of 2023, he was CEO of the real estate development company Soloviev Group. Noted investigations include the Bofors scandal,[7] following Hershman's revelation that the company Bofors had bribed Indian politicians, and also had attempted to bribe him.[8]

Notes and References

  1. https://therealdeal.com/magazine/national-november-2023/michael-hershman-ceo-soloviev-group/ "CEO Michael Hershman leads Soloviev Group’s next act"
  2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1980/10/19/feds-rice-caper-investigator-joins-private-eye/e7eea181-1cc9-410e-b598-cb9b6f2f4068/ "Fed's Rice-Caper Investigator Joins Private Eye"
  3. https://apnews.com/article/26d451d392a949c5814ba9ae8daa4db4 "Ex-FIFA adviser: Scala exit damages reform at soccer body"
  4. https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/86600-the-most-influential-people-in security-2015 "The Most Influential People in Security 2015"
  5. https://www.arabnews.com/node/933546/jserrors/page_view_event/ajax/aggregate "Transparency International founder to head Qatar’s ICSS"
  6. https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/5308/SPORTS/Hershman-appointed-ICSS-Group-CEO "Hershman appointed ICSS Group CEO"
  7. https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bofors-is-back-2556106 "Bofors is Back: DNA revisits dramatic twists & turns and brazen cover-ups in India's longest-running criminal investigation"
  8. https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bofors-case-dna-brought-the-focus-back-2581037 "Bofors case: DNA brought the focus back"

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