Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 26, 2003
JOHN LONG is the Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director of
First Advantage Corporation. Prior to First Advantage's formation, Mr.
Long served as President of the First American Screening Technologies
division of The First American Corporation. During this same time
period, he was also President and Chief Executive Officer of HireCheck,
Inc., where he engineered the acquisitions of Substance Abuse
Management, Inc., Employee Health Programs, American Driving Records and
SafeRent. Mr. Long first joined The First American Corporation as Senior
Vice President of Sales in 1990, after the acquisition of Metropolitan
Realty Tax Service, a company which Mr. Long founded in 1986 and served
as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Long was instrumental in
establishing and building First American Real Estate Information
Services, Inc., serving as President and Chief Executive Officer and
overseeing the company's strategic and acquisition direction. During
this tenure, he was responsible for more than 40 acquisitions over a 10-
year period, growing revenue from approximately $7 million to over $700
million. Mr. Long also serves on the Board of Directors of First
American Title Insurance Company. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
from the College of New Rochelle and a Master's degree in Business
Administration from Hofstra University in New York. Profile
Corporation?
Mr. Long: First Advantage was formed as a result of the merger between
US SEARCH.com, a NASDAQ traded
