Smith Brandon International Explained

Smith Brandon International, Inc.
Trade Name:SBI
Type:Subsidiary
Industry:Business intelligence
Foundation:Washington, D.C., United States
Location City:Washington, D.C.
Area Served:Worldwide
Homepage: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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions . . Smith Brandon International . February 11, 2013.
  2. Fields . Julia . August 1999 . Intelligence firm profits from overseas contacts . Ottawa Business Journal . 10 .
  3. Web site: About SBI . . Smith Brandon International . February 11, 2013.
  4. News: Insecurity and fear feed a once secretive industry . Larsen. Peter Thal. Peter Thal Larsen . Financial Times . April 11, 2002 .
  5. News: Rent-a-Spook . Ripley, Amanda . Washington City Paper . July 31, 1998 . February 11, 2013.
  6. News: The Dogs of Peace . Stein, Jeff . Salon . November 20, 1996 . February 26, 2013.
  7. News: Risk Analysts Cut a Path for Latin American Investors . Whitefield, Mimi . The Miami Herald . April 20, 1998 .
  8. Stein . Jeff . March 1997 . Risky Business . Impact 21 . 22–25 .
  9. News: The top players in intelligence industry . Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson . Financial Times . April 10, 2001 .
  10. Finder . Joseph . 2007 . The CEO's Private Investigation . Harvard Business Review . 85 . 10 . 54 . Harvard Business Publishing . February 16, 2013.
  11. Can FBI & CIA Work Together? . Brandon . Harry . Soledad O’Brien . . August 16, 2004 . February 11, 2013.
  12. Brandon . Harry . Smith . Gene M. . March–April 1998 . Coping with Disaster: You Need a Plan . MiningVoice . 4 . 2 . 23–27 .
  13. Brandon . Harry . Smith . Gene M. . March 1999 . Expert Advisor: Expect the Unexpected—Terrorism in Today's World . Crime Victims Litigation . 6 . 1 . 10–11 . The National Center of Victims of Crime.
  14. Smith . Gene M. . November–December 2000 . Credit Risk and Risk Avoidance . Business Credit . 102 . 10 . 58–59 .
  15. Talk of the Nation . Brandon . Harry . Neil Conan . . . Boston, Massachusetts . August 17, 2005 . February 11, 2013.
  16. Smith . Gene M. . 2010 . Challenges in International Security: Kidnapping & Crisis Management . Journal of the Washington Institute of China Studies . 4 . 4 . 71–76 . The Washington Institute of China Studies . February 16, 2013.
  17. Keynote Speakers . Gene M. . Smith . Harry . Brandon . October 9, 2004 . Academy of International Business – Northeast USA 2004 Annual Conference . Smithfield, Rhode Island . February 2, 2013.
  18. News: FCIB 1st International Credit & Risk Management Conference in the Middle East . Stensgaard, Anne-Birte . AMEinfo.com . March 7, 2005 . February 16, 2013.
  19. . The Kreller Group Acquires Smith Brandon International, Inc. . Cincinnati, Ohio . Kreller Companies . PRNewswire . January 28, 2020 . 2020-04-29.
  20. Web site: Cincinnati firm acquires D.C. competitor. www.bizjournals.com. 2020-05-22.

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