Mr. Stephen A. Carter
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Mr. Carter participated in the FBI’s management program for 16 years as a Relief Supervisor and acting Supervisory Special Agent for various investigative squads, and as a Supervisory Special Agent and National Program Manager in the Organized Crime Section at FBI headquarters. He also served as Senior Team Leader for the FBI’s enhanced SWAT Team in San Francisco for two years and as a SWAT team operator for six years and was a certified FBI Firearms Instructor.
Mr. Carter has extensive experience conducting difficult witness and subject interviews in support of corporate and criminal investigations, and he has often led critical interviews of key suspects in sensitive and high-profile cases. Mr. Carter has delivered interview training to diverse corporate audiences, domestic and foreign law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and other professional groups and organizations.
Before joining the Threat Assessment Group in 2017, Mr. Carter was Director of Global Investigations at Target, where he led a global team that investigated employee and vendor misconduct issues in the United States and abroad, including theft and embezzlement, conflicts of interest, bribery and kickbacks, misuse of company information and information systems, and unauthorized sub-contracting and product substitution.
Prior to Target, Mr. Carter was Manager of the Security Investigations Group for HP, where he directed the company’s most complex and sensitive investigations worldwide, and personally led the most significant investigations involving senior executives and other issues that posed the most serious financial or reputational risk to the company. At both Target and HP, Mr. Carter collaborated extensively with representatives from all levels of Human Resources, Employee Relations, Ethics and Compliance, Corporate Security, and the Law Department.
Mr. Carter received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Southern California, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, and a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology from Argosy University and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Mr. Carter has been a Forensic Expert with Park Dietz & Associates since 2017.
- Workplace Violence
- Wrongful Termination
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A:
• Master of Arts (Forensic Psychology) – Argosy University/U.S. Department of Defense; Arlington, VA/Ft. Jackson, SC
• Master of Business Administration (Finance) – University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
• Bachelor of Science (Accounting) – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: None
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Mr. Carter has delivered interview training to dozens of diverse corporate audiences, domestic and foreign law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and other professional groups and organizations. He has also taught comprehensive courses on advanced workplace violence prevention and investigating reports of workplace violence numerous times.
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: One
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Best practices for internal (corporate) misconduct investigations.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 0%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 100%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: None
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: N/A
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: None
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: None
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 7 years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Case Review and Summarization; Consulting on Workplace Violence Assessments and Corporate Interviewing and Investigation Best Practices
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses and other expenses specified in the engagement letter or contract.
Available Upon Request