Veritas IntelligenceGlobal Intelligence & Risk AdvisoryTrusted Experience. Absolute Discretion. Relentless Execution.
Veritas Intelligence delivers strategic intelligence and discreet security solutions for clients operating in complex and high-risk environments.
Professional Associations and Affiliations
The OSS SocietyAssociation of Former Intelligence OfficersDisabled American VeteransAmerican LegionCentral Intelligence Retirees AssociationASIS InternationalNational Notary AssociationFlorida Association of Licensed InvestigatorsFlorida Association of Private InvestigatorsArmy Counterintelligence Special Agents AssociationThe OSS SocietyAssociation of Former Intelligence OfficersDisabled American VeteransAmerican LegionCentral Intelligence Retirees AssociationASIS InternationalNational Notary AssociationFlorida Association of Licensed InvestigatorsFlorida Association of Private InvestigatorsArmy Counterintelligence Special Agents AssociationFigures represent cumulative operational data from public- and private-sector leadership.
Who We Advise
We support leaders who face complex decisions where information gaps are unacceptable — from general counsel strengthening litigation strategy to investors or private clients evaluating exposure in high-risk regions.
We support attorneys handling matters where international risk, discretion, and complex fact patterns intersect. Our work is structured to strengthen legal strategy, protect privilege, and reduce uncertainty in high-stakes matters.
- Pre-litigation and litigation-related intelligence support
- Enhanced due diligence and background intelligence
- Asset, reputation, and adverse party risk analysis
- Investigative support in sensitive or high-risk jurisdictions
Our role is to provide decision-grade insight—quietly, defensibly, and with an understanding of legal exposure.
What We Do
Facing a high-stakes decision? Engagements are selective and confidential. We welcome discreet introductions for complex international risk, sensitive investigations, or urgent matters.
Benjamin House
Founder, Veritas Intelligence
Benjamin House is the Founder of Veritas Intelligence, a boutique global intelligence and risk advisory firm supporting law firms, investors, corporations, and private clients facing complex, high-stakes decisions. His career spans more than three decades across intelligence, diplomacy, military counterintelligence, and executive leadership.
Benjamin retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as a Senior Operations Officer in the Directorate of Operations, where he served twice as Chief of Station, as Senior Representative to the Director of National Intelligence, and in senior operational leadership roles across Latin America and South Asia. He was also a senior instructor at the CIA's Directorate of Operations training academy.
Before the CIA, Benjamin served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State in Latin America, South Asia, and the Middle East, focused on international security, political-military affairs, and counterterrorism. Earlier, he served in the U.S. Army as a Counterintelligence Special Agent, conducting counterespionage investigations and operational security assessments, and later as an instructor at the Department of Defense's Advanced Counterintelligence Training Academy.
Following government service, Benjamin led global safety and security operations for a Fortune 500 company, responsible for protecting more than 25,000 employees across 2,000+ locations worldwide.
- Retired CIA Senior Operations Officer, Directorate of Operations
- Two-time Chief of Station in Latin America
- Senior Representative to the Director of National Intelligence
- Senior instructor, CIA Directorate of Operations training academy
- Instructor, Department of Defense Advanced Counterintelligence Training Academy
- Former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Department of State
- Former Special Agent, U.S. Army Counterintelligence
- Fortune 500 Global Safety & Security Executive
Decorated for counterterrorism, high-risk operational planning, operational security, and counterintelligence. Operated across five continents against the nation's highest-priority threats. Service-connected disabled veteran.
Native English // Fully bilingual Spanish (Advanced Working Proficiency, U.S. Department of State)
When Clients Call Us
Clients typically engage Veritas Intelligence when facing situations that demand experienced judgment, absolute discretion, and intelligence they can act on immediately.
Unfamiliar or High-Risk Jurisdictions
A transaction, expansion, or personal investment involves unfamiliar or high-risk jurisdictions where standard diligence falls short.
Legal Matters Requiring Intelligence
Legal matters require discreet intelligence support to strengthen strategy, protect privilege, and reduce uncertainty.
Political, Regulatory & Security Uncertainty
International operations or personal exposure face political, regulatory, or security uncertainty that could materially affect outcomes.
Reputational & Personal Security Risk
Reputational or personal security risk could materially affect outcomes for principals, executives, or organizations.
Irreversible Decision Points
Leaders or principals need clarity before making irreversible decisions where consequences are real and mistakes are costly.
Counterparty & Insider Concerns
Questions arise about a partner, counterparty, or insider that standard vetting cannot resolve — and the stakes are too high for incomplete answers.
The work is not theoretical, commoditized, or designed for broad distribution.
It is tailored for situations where reputational, financial, or personal consequences are significant. Whether you are navigating a complex international risk, a sensitive investigation, or a high-stakes decision, Veritas Intelligence delivers intelligence and experienced execution.
How We Work
Veritas Intelligence is informed by decades of senior government and private-sector experience across international security, intelligence operations, investigations, and global risk management. Our perspective reflects real-world operational environments — not theoretical models.
Boutique by Design
We work with a limited number of clients to ensure senior-level attention. Every engagement is led directly by our founder — not delegated to junior analysts or outsourced teams.
Discreet and Defensible
Our work reflects an understanding of legal exposure, privilege, and reputational risk. All engagements operate under a mutual non-disclosure framework executed prior to any substantive exchange.
Decision-Focused
We prioritize clarity and judgment over volume. Our deliverables are designed for principals, general counsel, and investment committees — intelligence they can act on immediately.
Outcomes Delivered to Our Clients
Veritas Intelligence works with senior leaders, general counsel, investors, and principals who require absolute discretion, clear judgment, and intelligence they can act on immediately.
Decision-Grade Intelligence
Intelligence products that collapse information asymmetry, enabling principals to negotiate, transact, and operate from a position of informed strength. Every engagement is measured against this standard.
Operational Discretion
Client identity is strictly compartmented throughout every phase of the engagement. All matters are governed by mutual non-disclosure protocols. For particularly sensitive matters, internal case management may use coded identifiers rather than client names. Reporting and deliverables will either be delivered in person, transmitted through secure, encrypted channels or physically delivered via the same approved mechanism for delivery of U.S. Government classified information up to the Secret level.
Evidentiary Standards
Findings documented to a standard suitable for legal proceedings, regulatory submissions, and board-level reporting. Our methodology and documentation meet the rigor demanded by anticipated forums.
Real-World Perspective
Our perspective reflects real-world operational environments — not theoretical models. Decades of senior government and private-sector experience across international security, intelligence operations, and global risk management inform every engagement.
The Veritas Standard
Answers to common questions from prospective clients regarding our operational framework, confidentiality standards, and engagement terms.
Veritas Intelligence is founded and led by a retired CIA Senior Operations Officer in the Directorate of Operations and former Fortune 500 Global Safety & Security Executive with more than three decades of experience across intelligence, diplomacy, military counterintelligence, and executive leadership. We combine elite national security expertise with real-world corporate practicality, delivering discreet, decision-grade intelligence and risk advisory services that conventional firms cannot match.
While discretion is the primary component to how Veritas Intelligence operates, we advise senior leaders across various sectors including law firms, investment organizations, international corporations, private clients, and other select individuals on geopolitical and security risks related to domestic and international operations, investments, market entry, and travel. Engagements are selective and confidential - accepted directly or by referral.
Veritas Intelligence is headquartered in Orlando, Florida near a major international airport to support our global operations. While we specialize in the U.S. and Latin America, Veritas Intelligence also operates in Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia.
Every engagement begins with a consultation to define objectives, assess risk, and establish clear operational parameters. From there, we develop a tailored intelligence strategy aligned to your specific exposure, timeline, and decision requirements. Veritas Intelligence does not deliver standardized products. Each engagement is discreetly designed and executed to address your unique circumstances. Updates are provided at agreed intervals, and final reporting includes an executive brief, substantiated findings, risk assessment, and clear strategic recommendations.
From the Field
Operational insights and risk analysis drawn from three decades of intelligence, security, and investigative experience.
Why Standard Due Diligence Misses the Risks That Matter Most
Database searches return what is recorded. Decision-grade due diligence identifies the political, reputational, regulatory, and security risks that standard processes consistently overlook — the kind that derail transactions and damage principals.
Market Entry Risk: What Leadership Teams Need Before Committing Capital
Political stability, regulatory exposure, corruption risk, and operational security are rarely surfaced in investor decks or market studies. Clear-eyed geopolitical risk assessment before market entry can mean the difference between informed expansion and costly miscalculation.
Intelligence Support for Legal Matters: Strengthening Strategy Through Discretion
When litigation or pre-litigation matters intersect with international risk and complex fact patterns, attorneys need intelligence that strengthens strategy, protects privilege, and reduces uncertainty — delivered quietly and defensibly.
Contact Veritas Intelligence
We work with select clients on a confidential basis. Engagements are accepted directly or by referral. For inquiries related to legal matters, investments, international operations, or private client exposure, we welcome a discreet introduction.
Engagements are selective and confidential
Office Hours: Monday-Friday // 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST