Erin Tennant

Erin’s recent work includes examining the reputation and governance practices of an Australian publicly traded financial services company, evaluating regulatory risks for a non bank SME lender and reviewing the credibility and political connections of a renewable energy project in New Zealand owned by a Māori land incorporation. He has also uncovered extensive court judgments, fraud-related matters and reports of law enforcement interest. Erin has conducted due diligence on a Manila based private equity firm with a strong focus on consumer and business services, evaluated corruption, political and security risks tied to a state-owned mining asset in Indonesia. Additionally, he evaluated reputational and community considerations surrounding a forestry plantation in the Solomon Islands.

Prior to joining Kroll, Erin served as Senior Director at K2 Integrity in New York, where he worked on matters ranging from pre-transaction due diligence on Silicon Valley startups to scrutinizing the reputation and competence of board members of NASDAQ-listed companies for shareholder activist clients and tracking down the assets of recalcitrant debtors on behalf of creditors. He was also a key member of the K2 team that completed a high-profile study into kickbacks within the U.S. advertising industry on behalf of the U.S. Association of National Advertisers. Before that, Erin worked as an investigative journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald and News Ltd, and later as a freelance contributor to The New York Times and NBCNews.com.

Erin holds a B.A. in history and sociology from Sydney University and a Master of Legal Studies (Honors) from University of Technology, Sydney.