Jennifer Mannino is a managing director in BRG’s Transaction Advisory practice and an expert in regulated industries.

She specializes in intelligence gathering and investigative strategy, overseeing integrity due diligence checks for alternative investment transactions. She focuses on identifying reputational risks, conflicts of interest, and unethical business practices affecting new investments and add-on acquisitions.

Before joining BRG, Ms. Mannino built in-house business units and external consultancy teams to support: integrity due diligence checks for private equity, pension funds, and real estate investment trusts (REITs); third-party vendor and supplier risk for multinational corporations (MNCs); enhanced due diligence compliance for middle-market banks; fraud investigations for healthcare, pharmaceutical, and insurance companies; complex class action litigation for oil and gas corporations and automobile manufacturers; and organized retail crime for luxury fashion, home improvement, and supermarket chains.

Ms. Mannino audits organizational background check procedures and consults clients on methodologies to validate business relationships and beneficial ownership. Her insights have been published in national and local financial and legal publications.

Ms. Mannino was voted one of Arizona’s Most Influential Women by AZ Media in 2019, and Phoenix Business Journal in 2014 honored her among its “40 Under 40” best of younger business leaders making an impact in the Phoenix area. She is certified in Prosci Change Management (ADKAR Model) and as a Leading Professional in Ethics & Compliance (LPEC) by the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI).

Ms. Mannino serves on the Steering Committee for the 2020 Women on Boards Initiative in Phoenix. She served as a board member of Arizona’s Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) and BioAccel, an incubator focused on development and commercialization of biomedical products and medical device technology.

Employment History

IDD Group
Chief Investigator

Grant Thornton
Corporate Intelligence Practice Leader

Subrosa Investigations
Executive vice president and director of Investigations

RISC
President and cofounder

iVision International
Managing director

Professional Affiliations

Certified Prosci ADKAR© Change Management

Certified Leading Professional in Ethics and Compliance (LPEC)

Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI), member

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), member

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), member

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), member, prior board member

ASIS International, member

100 Women in Finance, member

BioAccel, prior board member

Community/Civic Involvement

Rotary International

Areas of Expertise

Education

University of Phoenix
MBA, Global Management

Fordham University
BA, Communications

Grand Canyon University
EdD Candidate, Organizational Leadership

Recognition

Most Influential Women Arizona, 2019
AZ Big Media

40 Under 40 Phoenix, 2014
Phoenix Business Journal

2020 Women on Boards, Phoenix, 2019-2020
Steering Committee