Executive Team
Adam K. Levin
Chairman and Co-Founder
Adam K. Levin has more than 20 years of experience in corporate real estate and government service. From 1977 to 1982, he served as director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. Until 1996, he owned and operated one of the largest residential real estate management companies in New York City. He is president and principal shareholder of Credit.com, Inc., and is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association. He is also a member of the Arizona chapter of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators.
Adam holds an A.B. from Stanford University and received his law degree from the University of Michigan.
Steven Christenson
President and Co-Founder
Steven Christenson has spent more than 20 years managing financial service companies, including registered investment advisors, brokerage firms and international investment companies. He has extensive experience in financial and quantitative analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management. He is a member of the Arizona chapter of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators.
Steven holds a B.B.A. and an M.B.A. from the University of North Texas.
Sheryl Cox Christenson
Vice Chairman and Co-Founder
Sheryl Cox Christenson has 14 years of experience as chief operating officer for companies in the financial services and credit industries. She also served as compliance officer for a Southwest-based brokerage firm. Her professional background includes work as a real estate acquisitions analyst and as assistant director of economic development for the city of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She is a member of the Arizona chapter of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators.
Sheryl graduated from the University of Tulsa.
Matthew Cullina
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Cullina has over 15 years of experience in the insurance industry, with the first 10 years focused on commercial lines, managing large loss claims and claims litigation for both The Travelers and Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies. He has spent the past five years in the personal lines arena, most recently as director of product management for MetLife Auto & Home, where he was involved in the development and launch of a number of leading-edge products and services.
Matthew received a B.A. (cum laude) in politics from Salve Regina University.
Ben Kaplan
Chief Operating Officer
Ben Kaplan has over 20 years experience as a seasoned project manager whose background straddles the worlds of technology, business and the fine arts. After a successful 10-year career as a stage and production manager at various regional and commercial theaters, he decided to apply his organizational talents to the business and technology sectors. He served as the licensing manager for the character Zorro, managing domestic and international operations in the entertainment industry. He then served as a software developer and project manager for an array of Silicon Valley start-up companies. Ben joined Identity Theft 911 in 2003 as its first employee.
Ben holds a B.F.A. from Rutgers University.
Sean Daly
Chief Financial Officer
Sean Daly's 20-year career has spanned the fields of general accounting, information technology, business development, and financial reporting, analysis, planning and budgeting. He began his executive career as manager of mergers and acquisitions for Fleet Financial Group, soon moving on to senior-level analyst and managerial positions at Putnam Investments, Citizens Services Group and Fleet Boston Financial Group. Sean then turned his attention to developing technology-oriented businesses, founding and acting as chief operating officer of QGO, a self-funded Wi-Fi service. After selling QGO in 2003, Sean served as principal for Tailwind, LLC, where he analyzed businesses for potential purchase. Before joining Identity Theft 911 in 2008, Sean was senior vice president, chief financial officer and head of technology at the Camden National Corporation. He is a member of the American Bankers Association C.F.O Advisory Board.
Sean holds a B.S. in business administration from Bryant College.
Judd Rousseau, CFS
Chief Fraud Officer
Judd Rousseau has worked in corporate and retail security, as well as fraud investigations for more than 20 years, five with the credit reporting agency TransUnion. He is a Certified Fraud Specialist (CFS) and is nationally recognized as an expert on identity theft, fraud investigation and prevention, and the credit industry. Before coming to Identity Theft 911, he served as manager of TransUnion's Fraud Victim Assistance Department in Fullerton, California. He is a current member of the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators and a former vice president of the Southern California chapter of the association.
Judd graduated from Fullerton College and holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Phoenix.
Sabine Messner
Chief Creative Officer
Sabine Messner is an award-winning online publishing designer and international brand strategy expert with more than 18 years of experience in user-interface and interaction design. In 1994 she joined Wired magazine, where she was instrumental in creating the inaugural interface and website designs for dozens of HotWired and Wired Digital channels. She has created communication strategies for enterprises ranging from Fortune 500 companies to boutique firms. Sabine's work is featured in many leading educational publications, such as Creating Killer Web Sites and Elements of Web Design. She joined Identity Theft 911 in 2003.
Sabine was educated in Germany, receiving her B.A. and M.A. in visual communications from Berlin's Hochschule der Künste.
Seth Price
Chief Marketing Officer
Seth Price has over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience under his belt. He has served as a consultant, helping others brand and promote their ventures, and has founded several successful businesses of his own along the way. He launched and developed a highly successful restaurant and wholesale baking operation in New York's intensely competitive restaurant market. During that period he also served as a food service branding consultant, helping restaurants, caterers and other food service providers design winning brands. Private clients included: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Julia Roberts, Madonna and the Kennedy family. After a 16-year run in New York, Seth moved to Rhode Island where he founded MDR, Inc., a technology support firm serving both consumer and business clients. Prior to joining Identity Theft 911, Seth was active in several real estate sales and development firms.
Seth grew up in Arcata, California, and was later trained as a chef in Italy and Spain.
Eduard F. Goodman, J.D. LL.M.
General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer
Eduard Goodman is a recognized expert in privacy law whose educational and professional experience spans multiple continents. He has written and lectured extensively on international data protection policies, wireless networking liabilities and cyber-terrorism. Eduard began his professional career with MIGROS Genossenschaft, a cooperative organization and one of Switzerland's largest business enterprises. Prior to joining Identity Theft 911, Eduard was in private practice, concentrating on privacy issues, criminal law, civil litigation and business law. Eduard is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and is the current president-elect of its Internet, E-Commerce, and Technology Law Section.
Eduard holds a B.A. in English from the University of California at Irvine. He received his J.D. with a dual concentration in intellectual property and international law from the University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law. He also holds an L.L.M. in international business and trade law from Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
Sandy Strauss, SPHR
Director of Human Resources
Sandy Strauss has over 20 years of experience as a human resources and marketing professional. She began her career with Florida Power and Light, soon joining FPL's consulting arm, FPL Qualtec. She then served as marketing communications manager for Qualtec Quality Services, another subsidiary of FPL, until the firm was sold to private investors. She was then promoted to the position of director of human resources. She assumed the title of director of human capital when the firm changed ownership yet again and became Six Sigma Qualtec, a multi-million dollar international management consulting firm. Before joining Identity Theft 911, Sandy served as director of human resources for the Richard Petty Driving Experience, a motorsports entertainment company.
Sandy holds a B.A. in communications and human resources management from the University of South Florida and an M.S. in organization development from Pepperdine University.
