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John Daab, Ph.D., DABFE,MA, MBA,MPS, MA, CFE, CFC, AFC, RI, CHS-1, IAC - Fine Art Registry® Columnist/ Art Fraud/Forensic Investigator, Princeton University Art Museum Docent

Born in Brooklyn, NY, John lives in Princeton, NJ with his wife of 48 years. John is father of three, and a grandfather of five. He began work as carpenter apprentice, and became a NYC high rise builder and construction manager exec., a professor of construction at NYU, owner of two schools, sculptor, writer, business consultant, and educational course and program developer.

A former NYC Transit Police Officer. John is currently a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a Certified Forensics Consultant (CFC), Accredited Forensic Counselor (AFC) and a Certified Criminal Investigator (CCI) with the American College of Forensic Examiners International (ABFEI). John holds Diplomate (DABFE) status and is a board member of the American Board of Certified Criminal Investigators (ABFE). John is a Certified Homeland Security 1, (CHS1) and a Certified Intelligence Analyst (IAC) member of the American Board of Certification in Homeland Security (ABCHS).

Education: BA,/MA Philosophy, MBA Business, MPS/Industrial Counseling, MA Labor Studies, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a focus on the business of art. He is a member of the National Sculpture Society, Association for Research in Crimes Against Art, and Fine Art Registry (his works can be seen in his FAR online portfolio). John has won awards for teaching management and service to NYU. John has published over 100 articles and recently authored, "The Art Fraud Protection Handbook." John has received certification in Art Appraisal Studies from NYU, completed a docent program at Princeton, and a second book, "Forensic Applications in Detecting Fine, Decorative, and Collectible Art Fakes." He is developing books on the “Business of Art”, “Docent Presentation Handbook”, and a second book on “Art Forensics”. Recently, John has provided lectures to third year law students at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University Art Museum Docents.

John Daab's works can be seen in his FAR online portfolio.