Michelle Risley, Founder & Managing Director

Michelle's commercial acumen and investigative expertise were honed during her fifteen years in corporate investigations, including nearly a decade at a top litigation consulting firm. She has managed hundreds of complex multi-jurisdictional investigations, including fraud cases and asset traces, on behalf of major corporations, financial institutions, and law firms. She entered corporate investigations after working as a journalist and reporting for niche financial publications. 

Michelle earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics.