Brandon Daniels wasn’t hired to save lives. He was hired to help companies manage risk. But when COVID hit and the federal government needed to vet thousands of suppliers for ventilators, vaccines, and PPE—fast—Daniels, the CEO of Exiger, found himself on the front lines of a very different kind of crisis.
In just 45 days, he and his team helped direct billions in emergency purchases, avoiding an estimated $500 million in fraud, waste, and abuse. It was a wake-up call that risk, once viewed as a compliance box to check, had become a strategic imperative.
Daniels hadn’t planned on this path. While working in legal tech, he was pulled into a client investigation and discovered a passion for combining technology with investigative problem-solving. That early experience reshaped his career and eventually pushed him to lead a platform designed to help organizations navigate risk in increasingly complex global supply chains.
At Exiger, Daniels now helps Fortune 500 companies, federal agencies, and defense contractors uncover hidden vulnerabilities across financial crime, foreign influence, ESG, and cybersecurity. The platform goes beyond surface-level checks to trace risk deep into the supply chain—often all the way to the raw material source.
That insight proved essential during the pandemic, when Exiger revealed that multiple ventilator manufacturers were unknowingly dependent on a single Italian supplier. It was one of many moments that showed Daniels the value of building tools that help organizations see what others can’t.
Under his leadership, Exiger has scaled rapidly, transforming from a consulting firm into a SaaS company with over $100 million in ARR. But Daniels is still focused on the long game: helping businesses grow responsibly, source ethically, and make smarter decisions with better data.
