Toby Braun is a nationally recognized private investigator, private intelligence professional, and security expert retained for complex, high-profile, and legally sensitive matters across the United States and internationally. He is frequently engaged by attorneys, corporate leadership, family offices, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and government-aligned organizations facing significant legal exposure, reputational risk, or cross-border complexity.
He is the Founder and Managing Partner of American Special Investigative Group (ASIG), a national private intelligence and professional investigations firm. Braun leads investigative engagements, intelligence operations, and risk and security advisory services for clients who require discretion, speed, and sound judgment in situations where the stakes are high and decisions must be made with incomplete or evolving information.
Braun has led complex matters spanning litigation and pre-litigation support, corporate and internal investigations, asset tracing, insider threat investigations, opposition research, undercover operations, and sensitive surveillance. In parallel, he directs intelligence-led operations that generate actionable insight to support legal strategy, executive decision-making, and enterprise risk management.
He also oversees executive protection and high-risk security engagements, advising principals and leadership teams in environments where threat mitigation, advance planning, and real-time decision-making are critical.
He has personally located and arrested fugitives across domestic and international jurisdictions and has led investigations and recovery efforts involving trafficked American children, working in coordination with law enforcement and specialized teams in high-risk environments.
Alongside his private-sector work, Braun has led complex field operations throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. His background reflects environments where outcomes depend on precision, adaptability, and leadership under pressure.
He is a trained law enforcement professional, certified instructor, and a commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard Reserve supporting maritime law enforcement and homeland security operations. He serves as an executive advisor to multiple state and local law enforcement agencies, advising on policy, resource allocation, investigative strategy, threat assessment, and operational decision-making, with work grounded in legal defensibility, disciplined execution, and real-world operational experience.
He holds a master’s degree in national security studies and is a Board-Certified Investigator and Certified International Investigator. He is multilingual, including fluency in German and French, and regularly supports international and cross-border investigations.
Braun is a frequent national media commentator, providing expert analysis on criminal investigations, high-profile cases, and emerging security threats.
Blending military, law enforcement, and private sector experience, Braun is a sought-after speaker and advisor. He delivers keynotes and strategic briefings to corporate audiences, Fortune 500 companies, government-affiliated organizations, and professional conferences, focusing on high-stakes investigations, complex risk environments, intelligence operations, and leadership under pressure.
Toby Braun is one of the most sought-after private investigators, intelligence professionals, and security experts operating in the United States today. He is the founder and principal of American Special Investigative Group (ASIG), a multi-jurisdictional private investigation, intelligence, and security consulting firm serving major corporations—including Fortune 500 companies—top law firms, and private clients.
Braun is widely recognized for his expertise in criminal investigations, intelligence operations, asset tracing, locating individuals, fraud, extortion, executive protection, and litigation support. His professional career includes the tracing of nearly $1 billion in hidden or illicit assets and the successful location and arrest of more than 100 fugitives worldwide. He has personally led or advised on hundreds of complex cases involving missing persons, litigation, blackmail and extortion, corporate investigations, due diligence, cryptocurrency fraud, surveillance operations, multi-jurisdictional and international investigations, and threat management.
Braun is also a certified law enforcement instructor and trusted advisor to law enforcement agencies nationwide. He regularly trains personnel in tactical operations, counter-surveillance, counterintelligence, threat response, and fraud prevention. His subject matter expertise includes physical security, organized crime, human trafficking, and intelligence operations.
He serves as a volunteer investigator with the Anti-Predator Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, contributing directly to the location and forceful recovery of missing and trafficked American children. Braun frequently participates in field operations and supports the protection of vulnerable victims and key witnesses—work he considers among the most meaningful of his career.
Braun’s work with high-profile clients has led to both behind-the-scenes roles and on-camera appearances in true crime television series, legal documentaries, and investigative news media. He is frequently featured as an expert analyst on FOX News, ABC, LiveNow by FOX, and the Daily Mail on high-stakes investigations, corporate risk, public safety, and national security. Toby also authors articles for Forbes on leadership, fraud prevention and risk mitigation.
Fluent in English, German, and French, Braun holds a Master’s degree in National Security and Intelligence Studies and is both a Board-Certified Private Investigator and a Certified International Investigator. He serves as a Director for the Broward County Sheriff’s Advisory Council and is an active member of elite investigative and intelligence organizations, including the Council of International Investigators, ASIS International, the World Association of Detectives, and the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts and the International Intelligence Network. Braun is also a featured public speaker and a member of the All American Speakers Bureau, where he is sought after for keynotes on investigative tactics, intelligence, and leadership.
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Fugitives Apprehended
Located and arrested more than 100 national and international fugitives.
$1 Billion
Nearly $1 Billion USD in Hidden Assets Traced
Investigated, traced, and helped identify nearly $1 billion USD in hidden, stolen, and illicitly obtained assets worldwide.
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Countries Covered
Conducted complex intelligence and security operations across South and Central America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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