Veritas IntelligenceGlobal Intelligence & Risk AdvisoryClarity Where Information Is Incomplete. Judgment Where the Stakes Are High.
Veritas Intelligence is a boutique global intelligence and risk advisory firm. We advise law firms, investors, corporations, and private clients facing complex, high-stakes decisions where incomplete or misleading information creates real legal, financial, reputational, or personal risk. Our work is anchored by deep experience in Latin America, supported by decades of direct operational engagement in the region, as well as significant experience in the Middle East and South Asia.
We are engaged in situations where standard diligence is insufficient—unfamiliar jurisdictions, sensitive counterparties, cross-border exposure, market entry risk, reputational concerns, or decisions that cannot be reversed once made.
Clients come to Veritas when clarity is limited and the stakes are high. We deliver discreet collection, sound judgment, and decision-grade intelligence they can act on with confidence.
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
Veritas Intelligence advises investors, law firms, corporations, and private clients facing complex or sensitive decisions where incomplete or misleading information creates real financial, legal, reputational, or personal risk. Our work is designed for situations where conventional diligence is insufficient — unfamiliar jurisdictions, opaque counterparties, litigation exposure, market entry risk, or decisions that cannot be reversed once made. We deliver discreet collection, rigorous analysis, and decision-grade intelligence clients can act on with confidence.
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
Veritas Intelligence advises investors, law firms, corporations, and private clients facing complex, high-stakes decisions where incomplete or misleading information creates real financial, legal, or reputational risk.
Our work focuses on situations where standard diligence is insufficient — unfamiliar jurisdictions, sensitive counterparties, cross-border exposure, market entry risk, reputational concerns, or decisions that cannot be reversed once made.
Clients come to Veritas when clarity is limited and the stakes are high. We deliver discreet collection, sound judgment, and decision-grade intelligence they can act on with confidence.
Facing a high-stakes decision? Engagements are selective and confidential. We welcome discreet introductions for complex international risk, sensitive investigations, or urgent matters.
When Do Clients Engage Us?
Clients engage Veritas Intelligence when:
High Stakes, High Consequence
The stakes are high and the consequences of being wrong are significant.
Incomplete or Distorted Information
Information is incomplete, unreliable, or intentionally distorted.
Complex & Unfamiliar Environments
Decisions must be made in complex, unfamiliar, or high-risk environments.
Discretion & Scrutiny
Discretion is critical and outcomes must withstand scrutiny.
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.
Benjamin House
Founder, Veritas Intelligence
Benjamin House, Founder of Veritas Intelligence, is retained by clients when conventional diligence is insufficient and the stakes are too high for incomplete answers. His experience across intelligence operations, diplomacy, counterintelligence, and Fortune 500 security leadership enables Veritas Intelligence to assess risk, validate information, and deliver clear, defensible judgment clients can act on with confidence.
He is a retired Senior Operations Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, where he led intelligence operations in complex and high-risk environments across five continents, including serving twice as Chief of Station. He developed particular depth in Latin America through multiple senior assignments in the region, in addition to significant experience across South Asia and the Middle East.
Throughout his government career, he operated against high-priority targets in some of the most challenging operational environments, earning recognition as an expert in counterintelligence, counterterrorism, high-threat operations, and complex investigations. His work required the ability to assess incomplete or conflicting information, operate with discretion, and produce clear, defensible judgments in time-sensitive situations.
Following his government service, he led Global Safety and Security for a Fortune 500 company, with responsibility for protecting over 28,000 employees across more than 2,000 locations worldwide. In this role, he advised senior executives on geopolitical risk, operational exposure, and crisis response, translating complex intelligence into actionable business decisions.
He also served as a U.S. Diplomat and as a Special Agent (Counterintelligence) with the Department of the Army, further expanding his experience in international operations, interagency coordination, and investigative work.
Today, as Founder of Veritas Intelligence, he supports law firms, investors, corporations, and private clients facing complex, high-stakes decisions. His approach combines discreet intelligence collection, rigorous analysis, and seasoned judgment to provide clarity in situations where information is limited and the consequences of being wrong are significant.
- 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)
The Veritas Standard
Answers to common questions from prospective clients regarding our operational framework, confidentiality standards, and engagement terms.
Veritas Intelligence is not a volume-driven firm. Each engagement is led directly by the founder and tailored to the client's specific risk, exposure, and decision requirements.
Our focus is clarity, discretion, and judgment—providing decision-grade insight clients rely on when the stakes are high and the consequences are material.
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 Critical Risks
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 Leaders 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
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