Keith Barger - Grant Thornton LLP

Keith Barger
MCSE, CCE
Principal, Forensic and Valuation Services
Keith Barger is a Principal in Grant Thornton
LLP’s Forensic and Valuation Services practice.
He is the National Forensic Technology Services
Leader and is located in Houston.
Experience
Keith specializes in multi"disciplinary
investigations, data analytics and electronic data
discovery in support of investigations and civil
litigation. He provides advisory services regarding
investigative and technology"related matters.
Keith also provides expert witness testimony as
appropriate in connection with these services.
Keith has extensive experience in providing
oversight and investigative services in a variety of
countries, including in the Asia Pacific region
(most recently China), the European Union and
South America. His industry experience includes
finance, energy, healthcare and government.
Investigation
With more than 18 years of investigative
experience that spans multiple disciplines, Keith
has led complex investigations on behalf of global
clients involving financial reporting fraud, FCPA,
AML, embezzlement, corruption, insurance claims
fraud, government reimbursement fraud, money
laundering, corporate espionage, contract fraud,
procurement fraud, and international disputes.
Data Analytics and Consulting
Responsible for the development, implementation
and delivery of business intelligence and forensic
data analytics to clients across multiple services
lines, Keith’s work enables data analytics equal to
and in several instances exceeding the government’s
capability. These techniques identify trends,
monitor or audit activity, can forecast possible
government focus, and investigate activity that is
the basis of a governmental action.
In consulting, Keith assesses business processes,
policy and procedures to make recommendations
on change management, which involves
coordinating executive level management, diverse
business units, legal entities and third party
outsourced business processes.
eDiscovery Services
Keith has extensive experience in delivering
e"discovery services and solutions to global
clients. He also provides proactive litigation
readiness services, which include compliance with
the Amended Rules of Federal Civil Procedure,
mapping electronically stored information (ESI),
and improving automated process flow across
legal, IT, and business units.
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Healthcare
Keith’s data analytics expertise assists clients in
the healthcare industry to assess: compliance with
federal and state requirements for Medicare and
Medicaid reimbursement (transaction focused);
the reimbursement process by healthcare
providers (process focused); and business
models, performance, and payment structures.
Prior to Grant Thornton, Keith was with
KPMG’s Forensic practice. Before that, he was a
Special Agent and Digital Forensics and e*
Discovery Western Regional Coordinator with
the Department of Treasury and Department of
Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives.
Representative engagements
• Conducted numerous large embezzlement
investigations.
• Directed anti*fraud, waste, and abuse initiatives
with regard to government grant disbursements
that involved issues of program business logic,
policies and procedures, data integrity, and
fraudulent activities by applicants.
• Managed diverse teams of forensic professionals
in providing litigation readiness,, investigative
and e*discovery*related services to major clients
in the oil and gas industry.
• Directed and oversaw a large litigation matter
involving the collection, preservation,
processing and production of electronically
stored information from more than 16 different
countries, resolving differing international
privacy issues and coordinating with several
international entities on behalf of a global
logistics company.
• Directed and led diverse teams of forensic
accountants, CFEs, investigators, developers
and data analytic professionals for the Louisiana
Road Home Program, the largest disaster
recovery program in U.S. history, which
involved the distribution of $10.5 of HUD
community development block grants to
residents whose homes were damaged by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
• Directed advisory professionals in providing
services concentrating on the effectiveness of a
company’s procurement processes and controls.
• Led a team in preserving and analyzing digital
evidence for a financial firm, which revealed the
use of trade secrets to establish a new company
in direct competition with the current employer.
• Consulted and managed resources on
government contract compliance engagements.
Professional qualifications and
memberships
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
• Certified Computer Forensics Examiner (CCE)
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
International Association of Computer
Investigative Specialists
• Academy of Forensic Sciences
• High Technology Crime Investigation
Association
• InfraGard (FBI) Certified PDA Examiner Paraben)
• Certified Cellular Telephone
Examiner (Paraben)
• Top Secret Security Clearance, 1986 to present
Presentations
Keith has developed training for and lectured to,
external law firms, General Counsels, IT
professionals, and corporate executives on topics
such as data mining and data analytics, e*discovery
and the Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
He most recently spoke at LegalTech NY and the
International Asset Recovery Conference.
Education
National University, Master of Forensic Science
National University, BS Criminal Justice
Contact details
333 Clay Street, 27th Floor
Houston, TX 770024168
T: 832.476.5060
F: 832.476.3756
Keith.Barger@us.gt.com
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