ACADEMY-EXPERTS.ORG - Key Persons


Ben Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Immediate past Chairman
  • Managing Director in the Global Investigations and Strategic Intelligence Practice of Berkeley Research Group LLC
Ben Johnson is a Managing Director in the Global Investigations and Strategic Intelligence practice of Berkeley Research Group LLC. Responsible for leading forensic accounting assignments on behalf of a range of clients, including regulators, law firms and corporates. He has over 18 years experience in the field of forensic accounting and litigation, including financial and regulatory investigations, and commercial disputes and litigation.

Dr Gill Hunt

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Dr Nigel Young

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chair & Executive Committee Member )

Dr Robert Gaitskell

Job Titles:
  • KC - Chair Fellows' Vetting Committee ( Ex Officio Council Member )
  • Member of Committee

Gareth Rees

Job Titles:
  • KC - Chair of the Investigations Committee
  • Member of Committee
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Joe Skilton - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer
  • Managing Director at Secretariat International
Joe Skilton is a Managing Director at Secretariat International. He has more than ten years of experience as an economic and financial consultant. He provides advice and expertise to clients in large, high-profile litigation and international arbitration matters. He has worked across many sectors, including oil & gas, banking, mining, energy, manufacturing, financial services, construction, telecommunications, and IT.

Mr Daniel Turner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Mr Dave Owen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Mr George Doughty

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Mr Michael Allen

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council
  • Vice Chair & Executive Committee Member )

Mr Michael Pogue

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Mr Minesh Tanna

Job Titles:
  • Chairman Members' Vetting Committee ( Ex Officio Council Member )
  • Member of Committee

Mr Richard Cook

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Mr Shaun Walbridge

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council
  • Member of the Executive Committee

Mrs Helen Gregory

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Ms Bernadette Barker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Council

Stuart Broom

Job Titles:
  • Secretary
Stuart is a partner in the Taylor Wessing Disputes and Investigations group. He advises clients on a broad range of commercial disputes and investigations in the financial services sector. He has particular expertise in professional negligence actions, including claims and investigations in the accountancy profession, having acted on many high profile disputes and regulatory investigations. Stuart also advises on corporate and commercial disputes, including contractual disputes, fraud and asset recovery actions and shareholder disputes.

William Hooper - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
William is an IT and Outsourcing consultant and expert witness with Oareborough Consulting. His work includes assessment of fitness for purpose of services, analysis of delay, investigation of intellectual property issues, reporting in competition and class actions and procurement disputes. His work incorporates the application of Artificial Intelligence and software engineering. He worked for IT suppliers for 20 years, before working client-side in the delivery of services and developing his expert witness and expert determiner practices. He also works in the operational recovery of distressed services.