Jim has spent his life conducting investigations and training investigators.

Jim began as an investigative reporter. For more than 15 years, he has been an adjunct professor of investigative reporting at the Columbia Journalism School.

He is retired from Mintz Group, a global investigation company he founded in 1994.

Jim, along with Hannah Mintz, Jack Mintz, and Deborah Stewart, created the Dig Lab Foundation in 2015. Since then, DigLab has worked with community investigators and non-profits from all over the world through training, mentoring, and curriculum-building.

Marc Fader works in law, technology, advocacy, and investigations. Marc is currently helping nonprofits protect people’s rights and hold governments and businesses accountable for misconduct.

Marc received a journalism degree from Boston University and began his career as a staff photographer and arts and entertainment reporter at The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. He photographed everything from presidential campaigns to professional sports and spot news. Marc also freelanced for other news outlets and wire services, and his photographs have appeared in publications worldwide.

Marc graduated from Boston University School of Law and worked in the corporate and litigation departments of Dewey Ballantine LLP. He then joined the Mintz Group, where he conducted and lead large, complex investigations. Marc spent 10 years at the Mintz Group and served as a partner and associate general counsel.

Marc co-founded opus.me, a background check technology company that allowed businesses to share consumers’ information while protecting people’s rights. It is now part of vetty.com.