S. Jennifer Sellas-Mannino

S. Jennifer Sellas-Mannino is co-founder and President of RISC®. Servicing a number of business sectors, Jennifer’s specialization is in domestic and international intelligence gathering, investigative due diligence and corporate investigations. She manages full cycle investigations in support of commercial lending institutions, alternative investment groups and law firms. A New York native, Jennifer received her BA from Fordham University and her MBA with a specialization in Global Management from the University of Phoenix. She serves as the Chairperson for AzALL’s Legal Research Institute, and was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of ACG Arizona. Jennifer actively speaks before legal organizations and alternative investment communities on the methodologies and analyses of background investigations. 

Jennifer was recently featured in “A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs” published by Phoenix Focus and as Professional Profile of the Month in Attorney at Law Magazine.

Speaking Engagements

• Angel Education Forum on People Due Diligence 
  Thunderbird Angel Network
• Annual Partnering Conference, Panel on Partnerships and Transparency 
  Arizona Technology Council
• CLE: Investigating Expert Witnesses 
  Arizona US Attorney’s Office (Civil Division)
• Key People Indicators to Consider in a Business Deal 
  Arizona Technology Council
• Investigative Elements of Litigation  
  Arizona Paralegal Association
• CLE: Investigative Tools: Public and Proprietary Resources for Fact-Finding and Evidence-Gathering 
  Arizona US Attorney’s Office (Civil Division)
• Investigative Research: Public Records and “Publicly-Available” Information
  NBI National Business Institute
• Locating Companies for Due Diligence and Background Information
  NBI National Business Institute
• CLE: Thinking Inside the Box: Strengthening Pre-Trial Strategy from Inside the Jury and Witness Box
  CLE Series in cooperation with High-Stakes Communication and Jury Behavior Research
• Raising the Bar on Due Diligence Investigations
  NCISS 35th Annual Conference
• Investor Due Diligence Panel
  TPEC Global Private Equity Forum
• Vetting The Expert Witness
  Arizona Association of Law Libraries
• Don’t Get Fooled Again
  IncreMental Advantage, Hedge Fund Manager Due Diligence Conference       

 

Editorials

• The Background Investigation Checklist, Attorney at Law Magazine
• Resources and Methods to Conduct a Background Check on an Opposing Party, San Diego Attorney Journal
• The Mystique Behind Asset Searches, NACM Credit and Financial DD
• What’s In a Name, Attorney at Law Magazine
• Evolving Background Checks into a Reputational Due Diligence Model, Professional Investigator Magazine  

Memberships

• Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), Arizona, Board Member
• Arizona Association of Law Libraries, LRI Chair
• Rotary100, Student Exchange Co-Chair
• 100 Women in Hedge Funds
• ASIS International