Jules B. Kroll

Jules B. Kroll (born May 18, 1941) is an American businessman who is widely credited as the founder of the modern corporate investigations industry. He is executive chair and co-founder of K2 Intelligence (now K2 Integrity) and also serves as chair of Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., and as a member of the board of directors of BlueVoyant. In 1972, he established Kroll, Inc., the prototype for a new breed of professional services firms dedicated to mitigating risk. In 2004, Kroll was sold to Marsh & McLennan Companies for $1.9 billion. In 2009, Kroll founded two successor firms, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and K2 Intelligence. K2 Intelligence—co-founded with Kroll’s son Jeremy Kroll, who serves as CEO—continues the family’s work in asset recovery, due diligence, litigation support, and a range of corporate investigations along with financial crime compliance advisory services. Early life and education Jules Kroll was born to a Jewish family on May 18, 1941, in Bayside, Queens, the son of Florence Yondorf and Herman Kroll. His father ran a printing business that was subject to graft and demands for kickbacks from purchasing agents. Kroll attended Cornell University, where he was a member of Quill and Dagger, and Georgetown University Law Center.