Clarity, credibility, and community for today’s compliance leaders.

Clarity, credibility, and community for today’s compliance leaders.

Clarity, credibility, and community for today’s compliance leaders.

Who We Serve

Verdian works with the world’s leading corporate and financial services organizations in over 170 countries.

Who We Serve

Verdian works with the world’s leading corporate and financial services organizations in over 170 countries.

What We Do

We help CCOs stay informed and influential with access to news & research, ethics and compliance assessments, training and certification programs, and peer-to-peer events and networks.
Verdian delivers the intelligence, credibility, and community today’s compliance leaders need to navigate complexity, benchmark their programs, and drive lasting impact.

What We Do

We help CCOs stay informed and influential with access to news & research, ethics and compliance assessments, training and certification programs, and peer-to-peer events and networks.
Verdian delivers the intelligence, credibility, and community today’s compliance leaders need to navigate complexity, benchmark their programs, and drive lasting impact.

Membership-based Research, News and Events

The Research Authority for Building Ethical and Compliant Businesses

The ECI Fellows program brings together a select group of nearly 100 global thought-leaders, including senior practitioners with mature programs in Fortune 500 corporations, government organizations, non-profit institutions to share benchmarks, techniques, research.

The Research Authority for Building Ethical and Compliant Businesses

The ECI Fellows program brings together a select group of nearly 100 global thought-leaders, including senior practitioners with mature programs in Fortune 500 corporations, government organizations, non-profit institutions to share benchmarks, techniques, research.

The Research Authority for Building Ethical and Compliant Businesses

The ECI Fellows program brings together a select group of nearly 100 global thought-leaders, including senior practitioners with mature programs in Fortune 500 corporations, government organizations, non-profit institutions to share benchmarks, techniques, research.

The Intelligence and Peer Engagement Hub for Global Compliance Leaders

Compliance Week delivers expert analysis, strategic insights, and a powerful network for global compliance leaders. Stay ahead of regulatory change, strengthen your program, and connect with peers through research, reports, and events.

The Intelligence and Peer Engagement Hub for Global Compliance Leaders

Compliance Week delivers expert analysis, strategic insights, and a powerful network for global compliance leaders. Stay ahead of regulatory change, strengthen your program, and connect with peers through research, reports, and events.

The Intelligence and Peer Engagement Hub for Global Compliance Leaders

Compliance Week delivers expert analysis, strategic insights, and a powerful network for global compliance leaders. Stay ahead of regulatory change, strengthen your program, and connect with peers through research, reports, and events.

Assessments, Training and Certification

Training and Certification for Financial Compliance Leaders

We offer training, certifications and AI-led support tools to help anti-financial crime, compliance, cybersecurity, and risk management, empowering professionals to navigate regulations, prevent financial crimes, and strengthen their organizations.

Training and Certification for Financial Compliance Leaders

We offer training, certifications and AI-led support tools to help anti-financial crime, compliance, cybersecurity, and risk management, empowering professionals to navigate regulations, prevent financial crimes, and strengthen their organizations.

Training and Certification for Financial Compliance Leaders

We offer training, certifications and AI-led support tools to help anti-financial crime, compliance, cybersecurity, and risk management, empowering professionals to navigate regulations, prevent financial crimes, and strengthen their organizations.

Portfolio Compliance Intelligence for Private Equity Firms

Streamline risk management with our software tailored for private equity and SMBs, offering ESG, financial and cyber risk assessments to monitor risk across your organization.

Portfolio Compliance Intelligence for Private Equity Firms

Streamline risk management with our software tailored for private equity and SMBs, offering ESG, financial and cyber risk assessments to monitor risk across your organization.

Portfolio Compliance Intelligence for Private Equity Firms

Streamline risk management with our software tailored for private equity and SMBs, offering ESG, financial and cyber risk assessments to monitor risk across your organization.

State-Mandated Continuing Education

Education Workers Group operates several specialized continuing education sites, including WorkshopsExpress.com, StateCE.com, FuneralContinuingEducation.com, and LessonPlans.ai. These sites offer a range of approved courses for professionals in various fields and are recognized by state and national licensing boards for their quality and relevance.

State-Mandated Continuing Education

Education Workers Group operates several specialized continuing education sites, including WorkshopsExpress.com, StateCE.com, FuneralContinuingEducation.com, and LessonPlans.ai. These sites offer a range of approved courses for professionals in various fields and are recognized by state and national licensing boards for their quality and relevance.

State-Mandated Continuing Education

Education Workers Group operates several specialized continuing education sites, including WorkshopsExpress.com, StateCE.com, FuneralContinuingEducation.com, and LessonPlans.ai. These sites offer a range of approved courses for professionals in various fields and are recognized by state and national licensing boards for their quality and relevance.

The Global Standard for Compliance Leadership and Program Certification

ECI provides compliance professionals and their organizations with trusted training, benchmarking, and certification solutions. Through LPEQ for individual credentials and HQP for company-wide assessments, ECI helps strengthen culture, prove credibility, and lead with confidence.

The Global Standard for Compliance Leadership and Program Certification

ECI provides compliance professionals and their organizations with trusted training, benchmarking, and certification solutions. Through LPEQ for individual credentials and HQP for company-wide assessments, ECI helps strengthen culture, prove credibility, and lead with confidence.

The Global Standard for Compliance Leadership and Program Certification

ECI provides compliance professionals and their organizations with trusted training, benchmarking, and certification solutions. Through LPEQ for individual credentials and HQP for company-wide assessments, ECI helps strengthen culture, prove credibility, and lead with confidence.

Exited

Sustainability Reporting

BuzzWord provides sustainability reporting and disclosure strategies, aligning them with leading frameworks and standards. With 20+ years of experience, BuzzWord serves global leaders, including several Fortune 500 corporations and private equity firms.

Acquired in 2021. Exited in 2024.

Sustainability Reporting

BuzzWord provides sustainability reporting and disclosure strategies, aligning them with leading frameworks and standards. With 20+ years of experience, BuzzWord serves global leaders, including several Fortune 500 corporations and private equity firms.

Acquired in 2021. Exited in 2024.

Sustainability Reporting

BuzzWord provides sustainability reporting and disclosure strategies, aligning them with leading frameworks and standards. With 20+ years of experience, BuzzWord serves global leaders, including several Fortune 500 corporations and private equity firms.

Acquired in 2021. Exited in 2024.

Our Background

Who We Are
and
Who We Are Not

We are owners and operators. We've led boardrooms as CEOs and investors. We've led on Wall St. and we've led businesses on Main St.

We have the resources, expertise and capital to help you grow your business.


We are a certified minority-owned company by the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

Our Background

We are owners and operators. We've led boardrooms as CEOs and investors. We've led on Wall St. and we've led businesses on Main St.

We have the resources, expertise and capital to help you grow your business.


We are a certified minority-owned company by the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

Our Founder

James Lindstrom
  • As a serial CEO and investor, James has led the transformation of multiple publicly-traded companies such as IES Holdings, Providence Service Corp., Centrue Financial and ChiRex through excellence in governance, capital allocation and operational effectiveness.

  • Previously, investment partner of and advisor to leading investment firms, such as Tontine Partners.

  • Started at CS First Boston in Investment Banking.
    Colby, Dartmouth/Tuck

Our Founder

James Lindstrom
  • As a serial CEO and investor, James has led the transformation of multiple publicly-traded companies such as IES Holdings, Providence Service Corp., Centrue Financial and ChiRex through excellence in governance, capital allocation and operational effectiveness.

  • Previously, investment partner of and advisor to leading investment firms, such as Tontine Partners.

  • Started at CS First Boston in Investment Banking.
    Colby, Dartmouth/Tuck

Board of Advisors

Matt Umscheid
Matt Umscheid

CEO, IGS

CEO, IGS

Guy Blachman
Guy Blachman

CEO, Carson

CEO, Carson

Nicholas Pike
Nicholas Pike

Managing Director, Three Cairns Group

Managing Director, Three Cairns Group

Board of Advisors

Matt Umscheid

CEO, IGS

Guy Blachman

CEO, Carson

Nicholas Pike

Managing Director, Three Cairns Group

Acquisition Strategy

Verdian’s leadership and investors bring energy and decades of successful investing and operational leadership to enhance the legacy of your company.

Verdian seeks to partner with founders of recurring revenue businesses providing compliance-related solutions. Distinct from a traditional investment firm, we are defined by a unique personal capital base, a demonstrated operational improvement track record, and a highly entrepreneurial ethos.


We target businesses with valuations ranging from $5m to $50m.

Finally, Verdian brings a proven set of growth strategies and resources to create long-term, sustainable value for its stakeholders.

If your company aligns with our strategy, please contact us.

Contact

info@verdianinsights.com

Greenwich

15 E Putnam Ave, Suite 3070
Greenwich, CT 06830

USA

New York

230 Park Ave., 3rd Flr. West

New York, NY 10169

USA

Boston

361 Newbury Street, 5th Floor

Boston, MA 02115

USA

Acquisition Strategy

Verdian’s leadership and investors bring energy and decades of successful investing and operational leadership to enhance the legacy of your company.

Verdian seeks to partner with founders of recurring revenue businesses providing compliance-related solutions. Distinct from a traditional investment firm, we are defined by a unique personal capital base, a demonstrated operational improvement track record, and a highly entrepreneurial ethos.


We target businesses with valuations ranging from $5m to $50m.

Finally, Verdian brings a proven set of growth strategies and resources to create long-term, sustainable value for its stakeholders.

If your company aligns with our strategy, please contact us.

Contact

info@verdianinsights.com

Greenwich

15 E Putnam Ave, Suite 3070
Greenwich, CT 06830

USA

New York

230 Park Ave., 3rd Flr. West

New York, NY 10169

USA

Boston

361 Newbury Street, 5th Floor

Boston, MA 02115

USA

Acquisition Strategy

Verdian’s leadership and investors bring energy and decades of successful investing and operational leadership to enhance the legacy of your company.

Verdian seeks to partner with founders of recurring revenue businesses providing compliance-related solutions. Distinct from a traditional investment firm, we are defined by a unique personal capital base, a demonstrated operational improvement track record, and a highly entrepreneurial ethos.


We target businesses with valuations ranging from $5m to $50m.

Finally, Verdian brings a proven set of growth strategies and resources to create long-term, sustainable value for its stakeholders.

If your company aligns with our strategy, please contact us.

Contact

info@verdianinsights.com

Greenwich

15 E Putnam Ave, Suite 3070
Greenwich, CT 06830

USA

New York

230 Park Ave., 3rd Flr. West

New York, NY 10169

USA

Boston

361 Newbury Street, 5th Floor

Boston, MA 02115

USA

Acquisition Strategy

Verdian’s leadership and investors bring energy and decades of successful investing and operational leadership to enhance the legacy of your company.

Verdian seeks to partner with founders of recurring revenue businesses providing compliance-related solutions. Distinct from a traditional investment firm, we are defined by a unique personal capital base, a demonstrated operational improvement track record, and a highly entrepreneurial ethos.


We target businesses with valuations ranging from $5m to $50m.

Finally, Verdian brings a proven set of growth strategies and resources to create long-term, sustainable value for its stakeholders.

If your company aligns with our strategy, please contact us.

Contact

info@verdianinsights.com

Greenwich

15 E Putnam Ave,

Suite 3070
Greenwich, CT 06830

USA

New York

230 Park Ave.,
3rd Flr. West

New York, NY 10169

USA

Boston

361 Newbury Street, 5th Floor

Boston, MA 02115

USA