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Management Team - Data Breach and Identity Theft Experts

Kroll's Fraud Solutions team has been advancing the discovery and resolution of identity theft issues since 1999, and together with other Kroll divisions, offers its clients over 30 years of security and risk mitigation experience.

Our team of dedicated professionals is committed to helping organizations and people implement the best methods possible to protect sensitive private information, and to helping them fully recover from the breach of that information should it ever occur.

Michael Rosen, Esq.
President, Background Screening

Mike Rosen co-founded Background America, Inc. in 1996. Three years later the company was acquired by Kroll, and then launched its Fraud Solutions Practice in 2002. Prior to founding Background America (now Background Screening), Rosen served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Tennessee, before which he practiced privately as a litigator.  Responsible for operations, strategic partnerships and product development, Rosen also leads international development for Canada, Asia, the UK, South Africa and Poland. A member of the Tennessee Bar and Nashville Bar Associations, he has worked closely with the FTC and is a recognized expert and speaker on the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Brian Lapidus
Chief Operating Officer, Kroll’s Fraud Solutions

Brian Lapidus has unique frontline experience helping a wide variety of corporations and organizations safeguard against and respond to data breaches. With an extensive background in organizational development, today he sets direction for the company's continued success in identity theft discovery, investigation and restoration. Lapidus is particularly knowledgeable about the many security gaps - physical, procedural and electronic - common to many U.S. companies and organizations, as well as the criminal landscape where stolen identities are bought, sold and used. He oversees a highly-skilled team that includes veteran licensed investigators who specialize in supporting breach victims and restoring individuals' identities to pre-theft status. He also is working with consumer organizations to help ensure responsible practices among businesses that provide identity theft-related services. Lapidus has a bachelor's degree from Washington University with concentration in psychology and business and an MBA from Vanderbilt with concentration in strategy and general management.

Jeff Kunkle
Vice President, Strategic Development

Jeff Kunkle leads the initiative for growth via new product and channel development, while managing marketing and communications activity. He possesses an extraordinary ability to balance market opportunity and strategy with resource allocation and operational implementation.  His diverse background includes contract negotiation and client relationship management; interactive strategy and launch of transactional online sites; creation, introduction, and analysis of retention programs; and business continuity plan development. Prior to joining Kroll, Kunkle was responsible for financial reporting, analysis, and budgeting and forecasting, and has led close and audit processes which included annual SEC required corporate statutory and GAAP report filings. Most recently, he headed the marketing, and product/vendor development and management for an industry-leading membership services provider. Kunkle is an Army veteran and holds a bachelor’s degree in finance.

Shawn Melito
Director, Fraud Solutions – Canada

Shawn Melito came to Kroll in November 2007 with over 10 years of experience in project and sales management. Melito’s distinguished background demonstrates proficiency across a number of disciplines, including technical design, recruiting and training, marketing and advertising, and contract negotiation. In all previous roles, Shawn’s performance set new records of revenue generation and profitability. Today, his management strengths and broad business perspective underpin leadership of the Canadian Fraud Solutions practice. Melito’s Canadian team of bilingual fraud investigators mirrors the skills and dedication of the professionals who staff the US Investigation and Restoration Center. Melito holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Karen Mennite
Director of Operations

Unsurpassed in her ability to create an environment that fosters employee empowerment, innovative solutions, and an excellent customer service experience, Karen Mennite possesses more than 25 years of experience in the highly-regulated fields of insurance and financial services. She guided the successful relocation of life operations for one of the nation's leading multi-line insurers, and later, at the largest independent long-term care insurance marketer in America, directed the delivery of services to more than 500 employees and 800,000+ policyholders. At Kroll's Fraud Solutions, Mennite oversees project implementation and client integration, and is responsible for Kroll's Investigation and Restoration Center – where a dedicated team of licensed investigators with thousands of hours of experience work on behalf of individual identity theft victims.

Jeremiah Miller
Manager, Investigation and Restoration Center

Jeremiah Miller holds a Bachelor's degree and is certified by the state of Tennessee as a Licensed Investigator. Miller joined Kroll in 2002, and performed onsite and online court records searches as a member of Background Screening's Special Services Group before joining the Fraud Solutions team.  Instrumental in the development of the fraud team's restoration methodology, he helped establish the policies and procedures still in place at the Investigation and Restoration Center. Miller guides the activity of Kroll's Licensed Investigators as they work on behalf of identity theft victims. Keen on continuing education and quality assurance metrics, Miller also serves as Human Resources and Training liaison between Fraud Solutions and Background Screening.