For over 14 years Barry Nadell has been the established industry expert on the legal issues surrounding employment background screening and speaks nationally on the subject. He is also a respected authority on the necessity of verifying employment eligibility in the United States.

In 1994, Mr. Nadell founded InfoLink Screening Services, a leading provider of background screening services, and served as the company’s president until its acquisition by Kroll, the largest risk mitigation company in the world, in March 2006. On December 31, 2007, Mr. Nadell retired from Kroll as the senior vice president of the Background Screening division after serving at Kroll since March 2006.

Mr. Nadell has been an industry advocate in both Washington and his home state of California regarding background screening legislation havening been personally involved in the writing and testifying on laws which affect background screening. He also participated on the committee for ASIS in producing their Preemployment Background Screening Guidelines and is on the committee to update the Guidelines for 2008.

Mr. Nadell is a founding member and on the board of directors of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (www.napbs.com), where he was co-chairman of the board in 2006. Mr. Nadell is a licensed private investigator in California and has been an associate member of the American, California State, and Los Angeles Bar Associations, specializing in labor and employment issues. He is the author of “Sleuthing 101: Background Checks and the Law,” the only book solely dedicated to the subject of background screening and the laws that govern the industry. He has written numerous articles, been quoted in various publications, appeared on television including “The Bloomberg Report” and “ABC News,” and been interviewed on more than 175 live talk radio programs. Finally he was an Editorial Advisory Board Member for Recruiting Trends Magazine published by Kennedy Information.

Professional Experience

• Background Screening Expertise. Barry has been a featured speaker on the topics of employment background screening and employment eligibility verification at several national conventions for professional organizations such as the Society for Human Resources Management, National Human Resource Association, Professionals in Human Resources Association, American Society for Industrial Security, the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, and others. He has received countless accolades for his unparalleled knowledge of crucial screening issues like the Fair Credit Reporting Act and state laws and in 2004 he was honored with the “Excellence in Human Resources” award by the Professionals in Human Resources Association (www.pihra.org), the largest SHRM affiliate.
   

• Industry Advocacy. In addition to his advocacy work in the U.S. capital, Barry assisted the California Legislature in amending legislation (AB655) which affected how employers can protect consumers from identity theft while simultaneously safeguarding themselves and others when requesting pre-employment background checks.