Our Story
CEO Chris Jones
In 2015, our founders, along with a team of skilled professionals, embarked on a mission to empower publicly traded companies with comprehensive data analysis and expertise. Our goal was to safeguard them and their shareholders from market abuse and the influence of social media operations. Today, R2R Analytics stands as a distinguished full-service data intelligence firm, offering cutting-edge trade monitoring, social media analysis, and data analytics services to globally domiciled companies trading in US equity markets.
Our specialization lies in preemptively detecting potential threats before they fully materialize, providing a comprehensive range of services from data collection to litigation support. It is our unwavering commitment to discretion, privacy, and success that has fostered a robust client base, primarily through direct referrals and word of mouth.
Co-founders
Chris Jones manages the data science and OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) side of the company. His experience includes investigations into social media disinformation campaigns, complex "short & distort" attacks, and leveraging emergent technologies to generate valuable insights for our clients.
John Spencer has nearly 25 years of experience on Wall St. as a professional trader, broker, and compliance officer. John manages the trade analysis side of the firm. Through his years as a compliance officer, there is very little John has not seen and knows the tell-tale signs of illegal trading activity. His work routinely provides litigation support and the basis for SEC Enforcement investigations.
Our Mission
Our mission is to be passionate advocates for our clients, searching for ground truth and providing them with the same high-quality professional insights and analysis regardless of size. We believe that data, technology, and human expertise can level the playing field and provide market transparency and accountability. Our goal is to ensure all publicly traded companies have access to the same insight.
Our approach
We provide solutions, not software. Our client’s success is not dependent on their ability to become domain experts or master black box software. Rather, we embrace an approach that blends the expertise of human analysts and investigators with cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence with in-depth reports. This unique combination allows us to tackle complex problem sets and deliver customized solutions that align precisely with your requirements. Our ultimate aim is to empower stakeholders with the most precise and timely insights available.
R2R Analytics
Our name, R2R, or “record to report” is a nod to traditional finance and accounting management processes. We use big data, AI, and human expertise to provide 360° visibility with timely and accurate information, enabling better critical and strategic decision-making.
What to expect
Passion & Commitment
At R2R Analytics, our unwavering commitment lies in fostering our clients' success by upholding the utmost standards of professionalism and ethics across all facets of our work. We take immense pride in our dedication to delivering excellence with precision, ensuring that every interaction reflects our core values.
Honesty & Openness
We uphold honesty and candor in all our communications. We deeply value intellectual honesty and remain open to the possibility that our existing beliefs might be inaccurate..
Practical
Our approach blends innovative thinking with a pragmatic mindset, prioritizing execution and achieving tangible outcomes. We transform decisions into actionable steps, ensuring effective implementation and delivering impactful results.
One Team
At R2R Analytics, we unite as a diverse team of experts from different domains, forming a fusion cell. Together, we channel our collective energy towards accomplishing the extraordinary.
R2R Analytics Advisory Committee Co-chairmen
Thomas Locke
Mr. Locke had a distinguished 32-year career with the FBI before retiring as the Acting Assistant Director of the Bureau’s Inspection Division. During his tenure, Tom had extensive experience in anti-money laundering, risk assessment, crisis management, due diligence, and counter-terrorism.
In 2002, Tom organized, staffed, and oversaw the FBI’s global response investigation in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks from FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C. He previously served as the supervisor of the Bureau's first Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and conducted the Bureau’s first extra-territorial terrorism investigation in 1983 after the American Embassy bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. Mr. Locke received numerous commendations from all 6 of the FBI’s Directors under which he served.
Tom has operated his own global security consulting and investigative firm, servicing prestigious clients such as Northrop Grumman and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as well as major law firms in Washington DC, New York, and London.
Mr. Locke currently serves as the Managing Director of BGR Government Affairs at BGR Holdings, LLC and continues to be an active voice in the security industry.
Mike Baker
Mr. Baker is a former covert operations officer with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) where he spent seventeen years specializing in counterterrorism, counternarcotics, and counterinsurgency operations. During his tenure, Mike supervised operations around the globe, specifically in Asia, the Middle East, Africa & the former Soviet Union.
He is currently the president and co-founder of the private intelligence and security firm Diligence, LLC where he oversees the company's operations and growth in the Americas. Mike advises clients on strategic and competitive intelligence matters and oversees due diligence, investigations, continuity, and risk management practices.
Mike is also frequently an expert commentator on breaking news stories and is a regular guest on the Joe Rogan podcast. He is also the host of the Discovery Channel’s Black Files Declassified series where Mike investigates top-secret government programs steeped in cutting-edge science.