Kim Lachance

Background

About Kim Lachance

I'm an investigative journalist and due diligence researcher specializing in pre-investment, pre-employment and corporate risk intelligence. I uncover critical information for high-stakes research projects and investigations, delivering actionable insights to venture capitalists, private equity firms, industry groups and mutual funds. Leveraging human intelligence for deeper, source narrative-driven insights, I investigate C-suite executives and other key business insiders under client consideration. Before joining RosettiStarr, I was a senior editor at Group SJR, a WPP advertising and digital marketing agency, where my clients included the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices, Mattel, Interac Bank Canada, Accenture, Intel, LinkedIn and Spotify. Previously, I served as West Coast Editor of Entrepreneur Magazine and contributed to national outlets, such as NBC, MSNBC, TIME, The Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, Fortune, Fast Company and Government Technology Magazine. I began my career as a city desk, crime-beat and courthouse reporter at The Lowell Sun newspaper in Lowell, Mass. I've also written for the U.S. Surgeon General and interviewed influential business and thought leaders, including Elon Musk, Sir Richard Branson, Reid Hoffman, Mark Cuban and Deepak Chopra. My coverage spans entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, risk and reputation management, cryptocurrency, financial fraud, corporate transparency, leadership strategies and data privacy. An avid public speaker, panel moderator and conference host, I have been an in-studio news commentator live on CNN, a recurring guest speaker at the Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show and the keynote host and presenter at former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's "Make It In L.A." entrepreneurship summit.