Peter Turecek

Senior Managing Director

+1 212 833 3373

1166 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
United States of America

Peter Turecek is a senior managing director in the New York office of Kroll. He is an authority in due diligence, multinational investigations, and hedge fund related business intelligence services, and also conducts a variety of other investigations related to asset searches, corporate contests, employee integrity, securities fraud, business intelligence, and crisis management.

Pete has a wealth of industry experience, serving clients in banking, hedge funds, private equity, finance and accounting, commercial real estate, legal, insurance, high-technology, media, and mining and metals. Due to this broad range, Pete is frequently engaged for enhanced due diligence and business intelligence investigations regarding specific industries or companies as part of a client’s investment research.

Pete has often been cited in the media regarding fraud and due diligence as well as asset tracing and pre-employment investigations of senior executives and directors. In addition, he has appeared on CNBC, Fox News and NPR and has served as a guest speaker on a number of topics for various investment and professional groups.

Professional Experience

• Hedge Fund Intelligence. Pete conducted a complex business intelligence matter for a hedge fund client to develop information supporting the client’s investment theory of fraudulent business activities by the target company. The investigation identified significant wrongdoing, which eventually came to the attention of authorities and resulted in criminal indictments as well as the target company ultimately filing for bankruptcy.
  
  
• Litigation Support. Over a period of three years, Pete managed an intricate corporate contest/litigation support matter, providing significant details to aid the client’s ultimately successful litigation efforts involving the assets of a family trust vehicle.
  
  
• International Due Diligence. In preparation for a significant bank offering, Pete recently managed a multi-office due diligence investigation pertaining to a shipping company in North America, Europe and Asia.

Education

• Drew University, B.A., Political Science
• Fordham University, M.A., International Political Economy and Development

Professional Associations

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Associate
• Civil Air Patrol, United States Air Force Auxiliary, Major and New York Wing Historian