Executive Background Investigations

E3 Legacy Intel investigates executives, board members, and key hires beyond the database check, surfacing litigation, reputation, undisclosed ventures, and digital conduct that screening services miss. As licensed investigators (FL A-1400197), we deliver a decision-grade picture of who a person really is, and continuous vetting keeps watch after the hire.

The higher the seat, the higher the cost of getting it wrong. A database screen clears a name; it does not tell you who your next executive really is. We investigate the person, not just the record.

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An executive background investigation goes past the database check

Screening services run a query and hand you a clean-looking report. For an executive or board seat, that is not enough. We verify the record by hand and go past it, into litigation, reputation, prior ventures, and digital conduct, and we tell you what it means for the role. The failures that damage a company rarely show up in a database; they show up in an investigation.

The executive record a candidate does not volunteer

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Litigation history

Lawsuits, judgments, liens, and regulatory actions, including the ones not volunteered.

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Reputation

Adverse media, disputes, and the pattern behind an executive's public record.

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Undisclosed ventures

Prior and parallel businesses, how they ended, and any conflicts of interest.

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Digital conduct

Online behavior and associations that create reputational or governance risk.

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Credential verification

Confirmation of the claimed education, licenses, and career history.

Vet the executive before you hand over the keys

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Boards & C-suite hires

Vet directors and senior executives before you hand them the keys.

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Key partners

Investigate the people behind a major partnership, JV, or investment.

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Investors & funds

Confirm the leadership of a company you are backing is who they claim to be.

Stay Protected

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Continuous vetting

Ongoing monitoring of executives and directors for new litigation, regulatory actions, and reputational events after the hire.

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Periodic re-vetting

Scheduled re-investigation of your leadership on a recurring cycle for governance and compliance.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is an executive background investigation different from a standard check?

A standard check runs a database query and returns records. An executive investigation is conducted by a licensed investigator who verifies the record, digs into litigation, reputation, undisclosed ventures, and digital conduct, and interprets what it means for the role. You get judgment, not just data.

What do you uncover that a screening service misses?

Undisclosed lawsuits and judgments, prior ventures and how they ended, regulatory and licensing issues, reputational patterns, conflicts of interest, and online conduct that a name-and-date database search never connects.

Who should get this level of vetting?

C-suite and executive hires, board members and directors, key partners, and anyone whose integrity failure would create real financial, legal, or reputational risk for the organization.

Is executive vetting confidential?

Yes. The investigation is discreet and, where required, conducted without alerting the subject, and the findings are delivered privately to the decision-makers who need them.

Can you keep watching after the hire?

Yes. Continuous executive vetting monitors for new litigation, regulatory actions, and reputational events after onboarding, so a problem that emerges later does not blindside the board.

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The Board Sees the Full Record First

Boards and general counsel bring us c-suite background checks when a senior appointment is too consequential to rest on a database screen. A licensed investigator does the executive vetting, and where discretion requires it, the work proceeds without alerting the candidate. The findings go privately to the people who will make the decision, before the appointment is final.

Read how our vetting found what a polished candidate for governor was hiding; federal charges followed.

Your Examiner

Matt Aubin, CDFE, FBCI

Managing Partner, E3 Legacy Intel · FL Licensed Investigator A-1400197

Every matter on this page is worked under a named, licensed examiner. Matt Aubin brings seventeen years in cybercrime and open source intelligence. He is a Certified Digital Forensics Examiner (CDFE), a Florida Board Certified Investigator (FBCI), and a Certified AI Agent Developer, and he has investigated cases jointly with the FBI, the SEC, the U.S. Secret Service, and the U.S. Marshals.

His work has been featured on ABC News, Spectrum News, and The Daily Beast, and in a television pilot for Netflix and MAC Pictures as a cybercrime expert. He keynotes nationally and serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Licensed Investigators (FALI). About Matt Aubin

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