Michael Hershman
Michael J. Hershman (born circa 1945) is a business executive[1][2] and consultant on topics such as transparency, litigation, and governance.[1][3]
Career
[edit]His career began, during the 1960s, in military intelligence and government service, including as an investigator for the Senate Watergate Committee during the Watergate scandal,[4] and was also a chief investigator for a joint Presidential and Congressional commission relating to laws on wiretapping.[3] He founded Fairfax Group, a private investigation and corporate compliance firm,[2] and also co-founded Transparency International.[5] In 2012, Hershman served on a reforms panel for FIFA,[5] specifically the organization's Independent Governance Committee.[3] He became CEO of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS)[1] in 2016.[6] As of 2023, he was CEO of the real estate development company Soloviev Group.[2] Noted investigations include the Bofors scandal,[7] following Hershman's revelation that the company Bofors had bribed Indian politicians, and also had attempted to bribe him.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Transparency International founder to head Qatar’s ICSS", Arab News (June 2, 2016)
- ^ a b c "CEO Michael Hershman leads Soloviev Group’s next act", Harrison Connery, The Real Deal (November 2, 2023)
- ^ a b c security-2015 "The Most Influential People in Security 2015", Claire Meyer, Security Magazine (September 1, 2015)
- ^ "Fed's Rice-Caper Investigator Joins Private Eye", Washington Post (October 19, 1980)
- ^ a b "Ex-FIFA adviser: Scala exit damages reform at soccer body", Graham Dunbarap, Associated Press (June 2, 2016)
- ^ "Hershman appointed ICSS Group CEO", Qatar Tribune (March 6, 2016)
- ^ "Bofors is Back: DNA revisits dramatic twists & turns and brazen cover-ups in India's longest-running criminal investigation", Darpan Singh, Daily News and Analysis (October 29, 2017)
- ^ "Bofors case: DNA brought the focus back", Daily News and Analysis (February 3, 2018)