What Global Expert Network does

Global Expert Network, operating as Expert-Nation.com, is a Wilmington, Delaware-based expert network and professional services platform that aggregates approximately 1,500 vetted independent contractor consultants across science, engineering, business, technology, and other disciplines, plus an additional 3,000+ bench experts. The firm executes an arbitrage business model in which it acquires consultant capacity at wholesale and resells it at retail to enterprise clients seeking expert witnesses, technical problem-solving, regulatory affairs support, M&A advisory, and SHEA (Safety, Health, and Environmental Affairs) consulting. The core platform is the CECON.com searchable expert database, originally founded in 1985 by DuPont scientists and engineers, supplemented by 14+ specialized sub-brand websites spanning expert witness, regulatory affairs, strategic counsel, M&A, marketing agency, coaching, mastermind groups, business incorporation, and association management services.

The company is privately held as a Vietnam-era US Army Veteran-owned third-generation family business under principal Samuel L. Waltz Jr., with no disclosed outside investors or parent entity. Revenue is generated through project-based, contract-negotiated fees on consulting and expert witness engagements, plus margin on the resale of consultant time. Go-to-market blends enterprise field sales targeting corporations and law firms with a community-led SME recruitment portal and content marketing through the Public Affairs Journal, Alliance1099.org professional society, and Expert-Nation.net webinar production services.

The portfolio also includes adjacent Safety & Security Technology products such as IP-protected campus lockdown systems, access control systems, and cybersecurity services deployed at military installations, airports, and educational facilities. Strategic emphasis is placed on DuPont Company heritage as both a credibility marker and a deep source of specialized expertise across SHEA, regulatory, and corporate affairs disciplines.

Name

Global Expert Network

Legal name

Expert-Nation.com

Website

https://expert-nation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Global Expert Network (Expert-Nation.com) is a Wilmington, Delaware-based expert network aggregating roughly 1,500 vetted independent contractor consultants across science, engineering, business, and technology, resold to enterprise clients needing expert witnesses, regulatory affairs, M&A advisory, and SHEA consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Expert Network Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical & Scientific Expert Networks (BPAHALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG), Due Diligence & Investigative Research (BPAHALAI), Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory (BPAHADAI)

Keywords

• Expert witness services
• Regulatory affairs consulting
• Safety security consulting
• Strategic business advisory
• M&A advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Expert Consulting Services: Arbitrage Business Model - buying excess consultant capacity at wholesale rates and reselling at retail to clients needing expert witnesses, technical problem-solving, and business consulting services including due diligence, marketing planning, and M&A advisory
2. Expert Network Membership Services: Provides free services to joining consultants including branding, positioning, marketing, business development, project scope definition, client contract negotiation, billing, invoicing and collections. Consultants monetize their knowledge while network takes a margin.
3. Strategic Business Advisory: C-Level strategic counsel including Strategic Business Advisory, M&A Sell-side and Buy-side services, Reputation Management, Public Affairs, Issues & Crisis Management, and growth-focused Branding and Marketing services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Global Expert Network operates the CECON.com Science, Engineering & Technical Network — a searchable database of approximately 1,500 independent contractor subject matter experts spanning all 50 U.S. states and 20+ countries. The firm matches clients with experts for technical problem-solving, expert witness testimony, regulatory affairs strategy, M&A advisory, and strategic business counsel. Services are delivered through an arbitrage model where the firm purchases excess consultant capacity at wholesale and resells it at retail to enterprise clients.

Product overview

Expert-Nation.com Global Expert Network is a platform-plus-modules architecture offering access to approximately 1,500 Business, Professional, Engineering, Science, Technology and Other Thought-Leadership Quality Independent Contractor consultants. The core offering is the CECON.com Science, Engineering & Technical Network (founded 1985), which serves as the searchable expert database. This is supplemented by specialized sub-brands including Expert-ExpertWitness.com for litigation expert witnesses, Expert-RegulatoryAffairs.com for FDA/EPA/ESG/SHEA compliance, Expert-StrategicCounsel.com for business advisory, Expert-StrategicCapital.com for M&A services, Expert-MarketingAgency.com for branding and marketing, Expert-Coach.org for coaching, Expert-MasterMindGroup.com for peer roundtables, Expert-Incorporate.com for business formation, Expert-AssociationManagement.com for association services, Expert-Nation.net for event management, and Alliance1099.org/A1099.org for independent contractor professional society and endorsed providers. The company also offers Safety & Security Technology products including Campus Access Control Systems, IP-Protected Campus Security Lockdown Systems, and CyberSecurity Services. The portfolio is unified through the Arbitrage Business Model where the company buys excess consultant capacity at wholesale and resells at retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CECON.com Science, Engineering & Technical Network Searchable expert database network providing technical problem-solving, expert witnesses in litigation, regulatory affairs strategy, and strategic business advisory including due diligence, marketing planning, and M&A. Targets enterprises, law firms, and organizations needing science, engineering, and technical consulting expertise on demand.
• Expert-ExpertWitness.com Business, Science, and Engineering Expert Witness services across a continuum of specialties, with capabilities in Litigation PR and Legal Services Marketing. Designed for law firms and legal departments requiring qualified expert witnesses for case support.
• Expert-RegulatoryAffairs.com FDA, EPA, ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance), SHEA Safety, Public and Environmental Affairs consulting with bench strength in pharma regulatory, life sciences, agriculture, safety, health, environmental affairs, and reputation management/public affairs/crisis management.
• Expert-StrategicCounsel.com Strategic Business Advisory drawing on more than 40 years of background in Strategy, Advocacy, Change Management, and Operations, blended with the breadth and depth of the expert network on an industry-by-industry basis.
• Expert-StrategicCapital.com Sell-Side and Buy-Side M&A and Exit Planning services, including ValueBuilder valuation-building counsel and go-to-market support based on two decades of experience in the M&A advisory space.
• SamWaltz.com Strategic Capital & Business Counsel Cornerstone founding firm focused on Strategic Business Advisory and Counsel to C-Level Leadership, Advocacy, Public Affairs, Issues & Crisis Management, and Coaching and Counsel.
• Expert-Coach.org Strategic Business, Career, and Life Coaching based on more than 40 years of experience, employing Waltz's copyrighted 'MindMapping Your Life' intentionality approach along with John Maxwell Team, Tetralemma, and various religious traditions.
• Expert-MasterMindGroup.com Expertly-facilitated Peer Advisory Roundtable experience in several formats: 8-10-12 member industry/profession focused roundtables meeting monthly virtually, geographic roundtables meeting monthly in person, and quarterly roundtable-type retreats.
• Expert-Incorporate.com Business Incorporation and Registered Agent services for entrepreneurs, experts, and consultants launching their businesses.
• Expert-MarketingAgency.com

Quantifiable outcome

• Searchable database of more than 1,500 science, engineering and technical experts located across all 50 USA states and more than 20 countries

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CECON GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2019CECON.com Science, Engineering & Technical Network founded in 1985 by DuPont scientists and engineers. Assets acquired in April 2019 by Sam Waltz firm and blended into broader comprehensive Expert-Nation.com Global Expert Network offering. CECON remains one of world's largest SME companies with searchable database of 1,500+ experts.
• SamWaltz.comcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSamWaltz.com Strategic Capital & Business Counsel founded 1993 by DuPont external affairs executive. Cornerstone founding firm of Expert-Nation.com focused on Strategic Business Advisory, M&A, Public Affairs, and Crisis Management. Acquired CECON assets in April 2019.
• Alliance1099.orgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional Society for Independent Contractors, Entrepreneurs, and Professionals. Expert-Nation.com is founding sponsor. Focuses on Professional Development and Practice Development for members.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Guidepoint: Global expert network offering phone consultations, surveys, and consulting engagements to enterprises, hedge funds, and law firms. Direct competitor in the same product category and customer base.
• GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group): The world's largest expert network, connecting clients with subject matter experts across industries. Compares directly to Global Expert Network's CECON.com business model, with significantly greater scale and technology investment.
• Coleman Research (Erebus): Expert network serving institutional investors and corporate clients with expert consultations and bespoke research. Comparable business model and customer overlap with Global Expert Network.
• AlphaSights: Global expert network serving consulting, investment, and corporate strategy clients with on-demand expert consultations. Direct competitor in the same expert matching and advisory category as CECON.
• Atheneum Partners: Expert network serving consulting, private equity, and corporate strategy clients. Direct competitor with similar expertise-on-demand services and global coverage.

Broad incumbents

• The Boston Consulting Group (BCG): Global strategy consulting firm serving corporations and institutions across industries. Broad incumbent competing in the strategic advisory and M&A space where Global Expert Network also operates.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting leader offering strategic advisory, M&A, regulatory, and operations consulting. Competes with Global Expert Network's Expert-StrategicCounsel.com and Expert-StrategicCapital.com offerings at a much larger scale.
• Baringa Partners: International management consulting firm with energy, financial services, and commodities expertise. Overlaps with Global Expert Network's advisory and strategic counsel offerings at a larger scale.

Emerging players

• Dialectica: Expert network specializing in B2B expert calls for consulting and investment clients. Emerging player with overlap in expert matching services, though typically serving a younger client base.
• NewtonX: Tech-forward expert network offering AI-driven expert matching and quantitative research. Competes in the same expert network category but with newer technology and a different go-to-market motion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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