Steve Cassell

After working in the investigative industry for more than two decades, Steve Cassell recognized the need for an innovative training program that could prepare the next generation of Private investigators and Security Professionals. But rather than following the traditional classroom approach of so many other programs — a model that required students to take time away from their current employment and family commitments — Cassell leveraged the power of online learning and launched out in a bold, new direction.

In 2012, Cassell teamed up with Sandra von Eschenbach to establish NITA, the nation’s premier online training program for Private Investigators and Security Professionals. Cassell and von Eschenbach started by assembling a respected faculty comprised of experienced investigative and business professionals. In doing so, they created a highly specialized learning environment where students can learn the practical and professional skills required to run a successful investigative and security business.

Before starting NITA, Steve Cassell founded RSight Investigations, Inc., a licensed private investigative agency that provided surveillance and fraud abatement services to large self-insured employers, insurance carriers, Third Party Administrators (TPA), and the legal defense community. Cassell also served two terms (2008 - 2010) as a voting board member on the Florida Workers’ Compensation Fraud Task Force, the first private investigator to be elected to the board. Additionally, Cassell founded Command Investigations in 2012 - a final business iteration following more than 20 years of successful work within the investigative and insurance claims communities and is currently the Senior Strategic Advisor for Command Investigations, the nationally recognized preferred provider of investigative services to the insurance defense community.

In addition to his numerous professional accomplishments, Cassell is an accredited lecturer and trainer for investigative methods, fraud investigations, and insurance certification classes. He is also a published author, regularly featured in more than a dozen trade-related publications. Steve Cassell holds his private investigator license in Florida, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Delaware.