Gene has specialized in the investigation of allegations of behavioral and criminal misconduct for over 30 years. He is the founder and currently the Chief Executive of ForensicPathways, Inc. and frequently lectures and speaks on the topic of complex investigations involving allegations of harassment and discrimination. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Justice School and a former Marine Corps Naval Aviator and combat flight instructor. He is board certified in both Human Resources Management (SPHR and SHRM-SCP designations) and Security Management (CPP designation). He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Professional Certified Investigator (PCI).
He is a member of The Society of Human Resource Management and ASIS International. He served on the ASIS Standards and Guidelines Commission for 10 years and co-chaired the working and technical committees which developed the 2015 national ANSI/ASIS Investigations Standard and the 2011 ASIS/SHRM Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention ANSI Standard. Gene is the founder and former Chief Executive and Ethics Officer of Convercent, Inc., a Denver based global whistleblower hotline and compliance service provider currently serving clients in over 135 countries. He is also an inventor and was issued three U.S. patents for his inventions which architecturally underlie and support Convercent’s technology offerings.
He is a licensed professional investigator and is the author of numerous books on various aspects of complex internal investigations and investigative interviewing in the private sector. He has competently testified as either a fact or expert witness in over 200 matters in the United States.
Dr. Rose received his B.S. in Engineering, B.A. in Chemistry, and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Detroit. He additionally received an M.F.S. (Master of Forensic Science) from National University, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the Medical College of Ohio, and his M.D. from Rush Medical University in Chicago, with a focus on forensic pathology. He is currently a licensed physician in two states. Dr. Rose is a member of the National Internal Affairs Investigators Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the International Homicide Investigators Association, the International Association of Hostage Negotiators, the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts, the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, the International Crime Scene Investigators Association, the International Association for Identification, and the International Association of Arson Investigators. Dr. Rose is a practicing licensed private investigator in his home state of Michigan and is also a licensed investigator in California. He is a member of ASIS International and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Dr. Rose is a distinguished security professional and holds all three of the ASIS International certifications (CPP, PSP, PCI) and is also a practicing Certified Fraud Examiner and consultant.
