About the Firm
Pickering Sullivan Investigations is a boutique, woman-owned investigations firm based in the San Francisco Bay area that handles all types of complex investigations in the United States and internationally. With a network of investigators in the United States and around the world and over 25 years of proven success, we are experts at uncovering hidden information that allows our clients to get the information and analysis necessary for a successful case.
Center of the Desk Attention
Center of the desk attention means that our clients work only with principals of the firm and get top priority in receiving crucial information in a timely manner.
A Proven Track Record with Many Types of Clients
We work with corporations, financial institutions, law firms, crisis management firms, high tech companies and venture capital firms to provide discreet, thorough background investigations, litigation support, pre-employment screening, pre-transactional due diligence, fraud investigations and asset searches, among other services.
Over 25 Years of Experience
Pickering Sullivan Investigations was founded by Wendy Sullivan, a licensed private investigator with over 25 years of experience in corporate investigations and business intelligence. Her work has led to the successful resolution of cases for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies and top tier law firms.
Pickering Sullivan Investigations is licensed under California Private Investigators License No. 28481.
Backed by the Resources of V2 Global
Pickering Sullivan Investigations manages the West Coast operations for V2 Global, a global risk mitigation, crisis management and strategic advisory firm company based in Miami, Florida (https://v2-global.com).
In addition to the team of Pickering Sullivan Investigations, the V2 Global network includes:
Kevin McAleenan: Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Richard Kerlikowske: Former Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection
Don De Lucca: Former President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police
Jim Milford: Former Deputy Administrator DEA
DC Page: Former Federal Agent and Crisis Management Consultant
Meet Wendy
Wendy Pickering Sullivan brings over 25 years of experience in corporate investigations and business intelligence. Prior to founding Pickering Sullivan Investigations, Ms. Sullivan served as Associate Managing Director of Guidepost Solutions LLC, a global leader in monitoring, compliance, international investigations and risk management solutions. Before joining Guidepost Solutions, she served for 12 years as Senior Director of The OSO Group Ltd., a boutique San Francisco investigations firm trusted by Fortune 100 companies and top tier law firms to conduct business-critical litigation support, internal investigations, due diligence and theft of trade secret investigations around the world. In these roles, Ms. Sullivan and her team actively supervised a network of national and international investigators and conducted research via public and private documents, proprietary databases and interviews.
Ms. Sullivan began her career with Kroll Associates, the world-renowned company that pioneered the corporate investigations industry. For nine years, Ms. Sullivan managed the company’s West Coast research team, overseeing hundreds of domestic and international investigations, including fraud investigations, corporate contests, due diligence inquiries, assets searches and numerous other types of investigations for a variety of global clients.
Ms. Sullivan is a member of the California Association of Licensed Investigators and the Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics. She is a licensed private investigator (California PI No. 28481), and holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.