Global Data Risk

What Global Data Risk does

Global Data Risk (GDR) is a privately held, senior-led advisory firm founded in 2022 and headquartered in New York, delivering high-stakes investigative, intelligence, cybersecurity, litigation-support, and geopolitical-risk services to enterprise clients. Its offerings span digital forensics and incident response, insider-risk program design and managed services, ransomware and network-intrusion response, expert witness and Special Master engagements, sanctions, export controls, FCPA and FARA advisory, geopolitical and emerging-market risk, executive protection, and corporate due-diligence — including a dedicated "Higher Education Services" line. Services are priced on bespoke engagement terms, delivered by multidisciplinary teams drawn from former senior ranks of the CIA, FBI, U.S. Secret Service, NSA, and CISA, supported by proprietary AI-driven forensic analytics and a global human-source intelligence network; the firm explicitly markets "fully independent" positioning to boards, corporations, law firms, investors, and government entities facing complex, high-stakes matters.

The firm operates from eleven offices across North America, Europe, and Asia (New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Dallas, Chicago, London, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai) and earns revenue through project-based professional-services billing at senior bill rates, court-appointed expert witness appointments, and a small number of subscription-style offerings (notably "Insider Risk as a Service"). Customer acquisition is relationship- and referral-driven, primarily via outside legal counsel, corporate boards, and direct senior outreach — there is no self-serve or channel-based distribution. GDR has executed one acquisition to date (Sanctions Strategy, Inc., November 2022) to embed sanctions specialization, and a strategic alliance with Epiq (January 2024) to extend its eDiscovery and litigation-support reach.

Name

Global Data Risk

Legal name

Global Data Risk LLC

Website

https://globaldatarisk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Global Data Risk is a New York-headquartered, senior-led advisory firm delivering high-stakes investigations, digital forensics, cybersecurity, sanctions, and geopolitical-risk services to corporations, boards, law firms, and government entities worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Risk Advisory and Investigations

NAICS

Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud, Cybercrime Investigations & Brand/Dark Web Monitoring (BPAKAHAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Crime, AML/CFT & Sanctions Compliance (BPAHAFAE), Market Abuse & Conduct Risk (Insider Trading, Manipulation) (FSACAJAB)

Keywords

• Investigative advisory services
• Digital forensics consulting
• Expert witness testimony
• Cyber incident response
• Regulatory compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Advisory Services: GDR provides investigative, intelligence, cybersecurity, and physical security advisory services in support of complex disputes, regulatory inquiries, transactions, and crisis situations. Revenue is generated through consulting engagements that are senior-led and billed at professional services rates.
2. Expert Witness & Testimony: GDR professionals serve as court-appointed experts, Special Masters, and Independent Neutrals providing expert testimony in U.S. federal and state courts, as well as international tribunals, in disputes valued in billions of dollars.
3. Technology-Enabled Investigations: Digital forensics, incident response, eDiscovery, and litigation support services combining proprietary tools with expert analysis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Global Data Risk is an independent advisory firm that delivers senior-led investigative, intelligence, cybersecurity, litigation support, regulatory compliance, and risk management services. Engagements span cyber (digital forensics and incident response, network intrusion, InfoSec assessments), investigations (IP and trade secrets, financial crimes, insider risk, sanctions), litigation (expert witness, eDiscovery, Special Master), regulatory and compliance (FCPA, FARA, export controls, sanctions), protective services (executive protection, counter-surveillance, threat assessments), and geopolitical due diligence. The firm packages former U.S. federal officials with proprietary AI-driven forensic tooling and intelligence tradecraft to support corporations, law firms, boards, investors, and government entities facing complex, high-stakes matters.

Product overview

Global Data Risk (GDR) is an independent advisory firm providing investigative, intelligence, cybersecurity, litigation support, regulatory compliance, and risk management services. The firm does not offer a software product or platform; rather, it provides professional consulting services delivered by senior-led teams. The service portfolio spans Cyber (including Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Network Intrusion Response, InfoSec Assessments, and Cyber Risk Advisory), Investigations (covering Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Financial Crimes, and Insider Risk), Litigation (Expert Witness, eDiscovery, and Special Master services), Regulatory & Compliance (FCPA, FARA, Sanctions, Export Controls, and Compliance Assessments), Protective Services (Executive Protection, Counter-surveillance, and Threat Assessments), Due Diligence & Geopolitical Risk, and Financial & Economic services (Forensic Accounting, M&A Support, and Financial Audits). The firm acquired Sanctions Strategy, Inc. (SSI) in November 2022 to strengthen its sanctions advisory capabilities. Services are delivered through multidisciplinary teams combining former federal officials from CIA, FBI, Secret Service, NSA, and CISA with corporate and regulatory professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) Comprehensive forensic analysis of servers, workstations, mobile devices, and cloud platforms to reconstruct events and determine compromise scope, including malware reverse engineering, log analysis, and chain-of-custody integrity. Target buyers are enterprises and law firms responding to cyber incidents.
• Cyber Risk Advisory for Boards & Executives Strategic advisory that helps board and C-suite leadership understand cyber risk exposure, regulatory expectations, and appropriate response measures, including mock regulatory examinations and crisis-communication planning.
• Network Intrusion (Breach) Response Incident response for network intrusions and breaches with technical depth to contain incidents, preserve evidence, and protect enterprise value, staffed by former NSA, FBI, Secret Service, and CISA leaders.
• Network Intrusion and Ransomware Investigations Investigation of network intrusions and ransomware incidents including malware reverse engineering, attack attribution, log analysis, containment strategy, and threat actor negotiations for enterprise and law firm clients.
• Information Security (InfoSec) Assessments Comprehensive information-security assessments evaluating enterprise posture against regulatory requirements and emerging threats, benchmarked against NIST, ISO, CMMC, and sector-specific regulations.
• InfoSec Improvement & Implementation Design and implementation of enhanced security programs including insider-threat programs, security operations centers, and automation-driven monitoring solutions for government and corporate clients.
• Due Diligence Investigations and Research Discreet due-diligence investigations evaluating counterparties, acquisitions, and partnerships in complex global markets, combining open-source intelligence, proprietary databases, and confidential human networks.
• Technology Due Diligence Detailed technology due diligence evaluating technical integrity, scalability, and commercial viability of software, platforms, and emerging technologies in M&A transactions.
• Financial Audits Independent financial audits identifying fraud, misstatement, and regulatory non-compliance beyond traditional accounting reviews, including forensic transaction testing and fraud detection.
• Forensic Accounting Financial analysis combining investigative expertise, financial acumen, and evidentiary rigor to uncover irregularities, trace assets, and identify fraud schemes for corporations, law firms, and investors.
• Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) Support Financial and forensic support throughout the M&A lifecycle identifying risks and validating assumptions, with special expertise in complex, high-risk jurisdictions including China, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
• Bankruptcies Forensic investigations and litigation support in major insolvency matters including asset tracing, fraudulent conveyance analysis, and valuation disputes.
• Financial Crimes Investigations Investigations into money laundering, insider trading, market manipulation, and fraud, with documented exposure of major money-laundering networks and mortgage-backed securities fraud cases.
• Intellectual Property and Trade Secret Theft Investigations Investigations in IP and trade secret disputes combining court-tested forensic analysis with investigative tradecraft to uncover misappropriation and assess damages.
• Investigation and Research Rigorous fact-finding and research supporting litigation across industries and jurisdictions, applying intelligence methodologies, forensic accounting, and digital evidence review.
• Insider Risk Investigations Investigations into trade secret theft, fraud, harassment, workplace violence, and compliance breaches using digital forensics, interviews, and behavioral analysis.
• Insider Risk Assessments Assessments identifying vulnerabilities posed by employees, contractors, and third-party partners, combining interviews, forensic analysis, and policy review.
• Insider Risk as a Service Scalable solution providing continuous monitoring, investigations, and advisory support without requiring clients to maintain an internal team.
• Insider Threat Program Design Design and implementation of insider-threat programs preventing, detecting, and responding to risks from trusted employees, contractors, and business partners.
• Computer Network Forensics Forensic analysis of computer and network evidence for disputes involving cyber intrusions, IP theft, ransomware, and data destruction.
• Global eDiscovery & Litigation Support Large-scale, defensible eDiscovery services managing collection, processing, and review of data across multinational environments with privacy law and chain-of-custody compliance.
• Expert Witness & Testimony Expert witness and Independent Neutral services in disputes involving trade secrets, IP, cyber intrusions, ransomware, and IT failures, delivered in U.S. federal and state courts and international tribunals.
• Expert Reports and Testimony Expert witness services in federal and state courts and international tribunals, with testimony in cases valued in billions of dollars.
• Special Master Appointed as Special Masters and Independent Neutrals in complex disputes involving digital evidence, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.
• Sanctions Investigation of sanctions-evasion networks, advisory on regulatory exposure, and expert analysis in sanctions enforcement litigation, staffed by former U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement officials with direct OFAC experience.
• Export Controls Disputes involving alleged violations of U.S. and international export-control regimes, staffed by former CIA, FBI, DHS, and DOJ professionals.
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Litigation support involving alleged FCPA violations combining investigative, forensic, and regulatory expertise.
• Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Compliance assessment and investigation of FARA-related disputes with former U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement officials experienced in foreign influence operations.
• Compliance Assessments Comprehensive compliance assessments evaluating governance, risk, and compliance frameworks, benchmarked against AML/KYC, OFAC, FCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, and CMMC.
• International Political and Economic Risk Assessments Assessments of political and economic risks shaping cross-border operations, delivered by former CIA executives and national security professionals.
• Geopolitical Guidance in Emerging Markets Specialized guidance for companies in emerging markets with weak rule of law, uneven enforcement, or opaque state influence.
• Facilitation of Complex International Business Transactions Support for multinational corporations navigating complex international transactions with strategic insight and discreet intelligence gathering.
• Supply Chain Security Securing supply chains against IP theft, counterfeit goods, sanctions exposure, and geopolitical disruption through investigative tradecraft and forensic analysis.
• Threat Assessments Evaluations of likelihood and potential impact of hostile acts from lone actors, organized groups, or geopolitical adversaries.
• Vulnerability Assessments Comprehensive assessments identifying weaknesses across facilities, personnel, processes, and systems delivered by former U.S. Secret Service, FBI, and military professionals.
• Executive Protection Discreet executive protection programs based on U.S. Secret Service methodologies for corporate, high-value, and institutional clients.
• Counter-surveillance Detection, deterrence, and neutralization of hostile monitoring directed at executives, facilities, and events.
• Remote Guarding / Security Monitoring (Cameras) Advanced surveillance technologies and AI-enhanced monitoring services for camera networks with anomaly detection and real-time alerts.
• PII Monitoring Monitoring services to identify and remediate exposure of personally identifiable information across the open web, dark web, and illicit marketplaces.
• Social Media Intelligence (Monitoring) Continuous monitoring of open platforms and closed forums for early indicators of violence, protest escalation, or reputational attack campaigns.
• Intelligence Collection and Reporting Global network of human sources collecting and evaluating information relevant to client safety and continuity with routine reporting and rapid alerts.
• Higher Education Services Protective and investigative services for universities facing protests, cyber threats, IP theft, and reputational risk.

Quantifiable outcome

• Preserved control over foundational intellectual property in synthetic biology dispute involving multibillion-dollar investment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EpiqcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2024GDR announced a strategic relationship with Epiq to drive innovations in eDiscovery and investigative management. The partnership combines GDR's investigative expertise and intelligence-grade methodologies with Epiq's eDiscovery and litigation technology platform to deliver enhanced discovery and investigative services to clients.
• Sanctions Strategy, Inc. (SSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2022GDR acquired Sanctions Strategy, Inc. (SSI), a highly specialized risk consultancy, to further enhance its sanctions management and resolution capabilities. The acquisition strengthened GDR's ability to investigate sanctions-evasion networks, advise multinational corporations on regulatory exposure, and provide expert analysis in sanctions-related litigation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kroll: Kroll is a global risk advisory firm offering investigations, cyber and digital forensics, expert witness, sanctions advisory, and protective services — a near-direct mirror of GDR's service portfolio across cyber, investigations, litigation support, and regulatory compliance.
• FTI Consulting: FTI's Forensic & Litigation Consulting and Technology segments cover digital forensics, expert testimony, eDiscovery, M&A support, and FCPA/sanctions investigations — closely overlapping GDR's cyber, investigations, litigation, and regulatory practices.
• Control Risks: Control Risks specializes in geopolitical risk, cross-border investigations, protective services, and due diligence — directly comparable to GDR's geopolitical advisory, executive protection, and complex international transaction support.
• Ankura Consulting: Ankura provides investigations, forensic accounting, expert services, cyber and incident response, and regulatory advisory, competing head-to-head with GDR in mid-to-large enterprise investigations and litigation support work.
• StoneTurn: StoneTurn is a specialized advisory firm in forensic accounting, investigations, and expert witness services, closely matching GDR's investigations, financial crimes, and litigation support capabilities for law firms and corporations.
• Charles River Associates: CRA provides expert testimony, forensic accounting, and complex dispute advisory in billion-dollar matters, overlapping GDR's expert witness, financial audits, and litigation support services.
• Alvarez & Marsal: A&M's Disputes & Investigations and Forensic Accounting practices offer expert testimony, forensic accounting, M&A support, and investigations, comparable to GDR's financial crimes, bankruptcies, and M&A support services.

Broad incumbents

• Guidehouse: Guidehouse (formerly Navigant) is a large-scale advisory firm with practices in forensics, investigations, and cyber risk, serving enterprise and public-sector clients in adjacent segments to GDR's regulatory and investigative work.
• Mandiant (Google Cloud): Mandiant is a leader in DFIR, threat intelligence, and breach response, providing scaled cyber-incident-response and forensics services that overlap with GDR's Network Intrusion Response and DFIR practices.

Emerging players

• HaystackID: HaystackID is a specialized eDiscovery and digital forensics firm supporting complex litigation and investigations — overlapping with GDR's Global eDiscovery, DFIR, and litigation support service lines for law firm and corporate clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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