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About First Advantage

At First Advantage, it’s our mission to deliver innovative solutions and insights to help our customers manage risk and hire the best talent.

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Insights to Hire with Confidence

Every day, we’re on a journey to help you Hire Smarter and Onboard Faster®, making your HR processes more manageable and effective. Our global employment background checks, identity, and verification solutions help you manage risk and equip you with the insights to hire with confidence. We’re meeting at the convergence of people and technology — with solutions that enable you to protect your brand and help create a safer environment for all your stakeholders.

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Founded in 2003,
We Aim to Deliver… 

  • Largest Global Capabilities
  • Fastest Time to Hire
  • Best Applicant Experience
  • Leading Technology and Analytics
GLOBAL REACH, PROVEN RESULTS

Why Our Partners and Customers Trust First Advantage*

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Embracing the Future with AI

We take a responsible and ethical approach to AI technology, acknowledging its influence and capacity to shape society. In designing and deploying many of our products, we harness AI to enrich user experiences and streamline operations. Consequently, we prioritize privacy, fairness, accountability, and transparency.

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Our Values

In a tech-driven world, we never lose sight of what matters most – people. We build trust by showing transparency, respect, and a people-first mindset during every interaction.

We challenge ourselves to think bigger, learn constantly, and find better ways to serve our customers and each other.

We hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical standards, making decisions rooted in honesty and respect, while also embracing responsible AI practices that prioritize fairness and transparency.

We collaborate openly, value every voice, hold each other accountable, and grow stronger by solving challenges side by side.

Our technology and insights are focused on solving real problems. We listen and build connections with our customers to understand their needs, earn their trust, and deliver on what matters most to them.

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Celebrating What Makes Us Different

Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the array of voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.

First Advantage is an organization driven by progress and service. We love that the work we do matters. As an industry pioneer with a deep sense of responsibility to our customers, employees, and stakeholders, our collective purpose drives individual effort.

First Advantage has six Employee Impact Groups (EIGs) that embrace unity through inclusion. Our African, Black, and Caribbean (AB&C), Gen-fluencers, People Who Care For People, Pride, ¡Viva!, and Women @ FA EIGs are open to all employees and directly support our efforts to create a positive employee experience for our global workforce.

This award-winning leadership development program is designed for First Advantage managers, providing tools for building teams and becoming better leaders. It empowers front-line managers and many subject-matter experts promoted from within.

We believe in giving back to the places where we live and do business. Our FA Cares initiative allows team members to use their skills and time to support important causes, projects, and not-for-profit organizations worldwide. Examples of volunteer opportunities our employees and customers have been a part of include assembling bikes and donating them to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, writing Valentine’s Day cards for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patients, working with Sleep in Heavenly Peace to build beds for children, and making Build-A-Bears during Collaborate, our annual customer conference, before giving them to organizations across Florida.

Executive Leadership

Scott Staples
Scott Staples
Chief Executive Officer
Joelle Smith
Joelle Smith
President
Bret Jardine
Bret Jardine
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Douglas Nairne
Douglas Nairne
Global Chief Operating Officer
Beth Price
Beth Price
Chief People & Culture Officer
Steven Marks
Steven Marks
Chief Financial Officer
Brad Doctor
Brad Doctor
Chief Information Security Officer
Maureen Lally
Maureen Lally
Chief Marketing Officer
Jon Black
Jon Black
SVP IT Operations

Board of Directors

Scott Staples
Scott Staples
Chief Executive Officer
Bianca Stoica
Bianca Stoica
Director
Judith Sim
Judith Sim
Director
John Rudella
John Rudella
Director
Bridgett Price
Bridgett Price
Director
James L. Clark
James L. Clark
Director
Susan R. Bell
Susan R. Bell
Director
Joseph Osnoss
Joseph Osnoss
Chairman of the Board

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Why First Advantage?

Along the candidate journey HR teams choose First Advantage for consistent screening, fast verifications, and support of compliance regulations. 

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Bring confidence to your hiring process with background check insights. Turn data into action with technology that helps you review and assess candidate information.

Accelerate the return of your screening results with the power of automation. Leverage onboarding solutions that speed up Form I-9 compliance, tax credits, criminal record searches, and drug screening.

Set the tone for a positive background check with a mobile experience that candidates can access anywhere, anytime.

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