ClearStar – a global workforce screening company that has specialized in background checks, drug testing, and occupational health services for 30 years – will speak at a session during the Marketplace Risk Management Conference 2025 that will take place from May 12, 2025, to May 14, 2025, at Convene, 40 O’Farrell Street, in San Francisco, California. To register, click here.
Session Details
Lydia Wray, Vice President of Product Management at ClearStar, will speak at a session titled “Screening’s Next Frontier: Evolving Practices for Enhanced Hiring Outcomes” in the Checkr Trust Room from 1:30 PM PDT to 2:00 PM PDT on May 13, 2025. She will co-present the session with Derek Jones, Vice President of Product Management at Equifax®.
“In today’s evolving digital landscape, robust risk mitigation is crucial. This session explores advanced background screening practices for platform safety. Equifax and ClearStar experts will discuss data-driven enhancements like refined identity verification and dynamic risk assessments,” explains the description of the session on the conference website.
Meet the Speakers
Lydia Wray leads the strategic direction, development, and delivery of ClearStar’s technology products used in supporting background screening and drug testing, including system-to-system integrations. With over 20 years of experience in the background screening industry, she has gained an innate understanding of user needs and operational challenges.
Derek Jones is a Product Leader at Equifax Workforce Solutions. He is responsible for delivering solutions to support the evolving needs of background screeners and employers, victims of crime, and state and federal agencies. Derek has over a decade of leadership experience in business development, account management, and product management in the software tech industry.
About the Conference
The Marketplace Risk Management Conference is the most comprehensive source of education, networking, and information sharing for the marketplace platform ecosystem to learn risk management, trust and safety, compliance, and legal and technology innovation. To learn more about the conference, visit www.marketplacerisk.com/conference.
Introducing Smart Screen™: Screening Innovation
To illustrate how evolving practices are leading to Enhanced Hiring Outcomes – a key focus of their Marketplace Risk session – ClearStar and Equifax will feature innovative solutions available in the market today. One powerful example is the transformative Smart Screen™ criminal screening solution, which ClearStar now offers through its recently announced partnership with Equifax. Fully integrated into ClearStar’s end-to-end workflow, Smart Screen modernizes criminal background checks by accelerating turnaround time and without compromising quality and compliance.
Leveraging a proprietary incarceration data network and sex offender registry network, Smart Screen can deliver instant consumer reports when an applicant has no criminal or sex offender records within the data networks, allowing for quicker hiring decisions. These reports must be used for permissible purposes as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
When Smart Screen indicates more research, ClearStar’s implementation of Smart Screen seamlessly triggers a deeper investigative process, ensuring a holistic and efficient approach to criminal background screening.
“The synergy between ClearStar and Equifax is transforming the background screening landscape,” ClearStar Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael Pritts stated in a press release. “With unparalleled capabilities from Equifax and our dedication to excellence in human resources technology, we are delivering a groundbreaking solution that helps redefine how employers conduct criminal background checks.”
About ClearStar
A founding and accredited member of the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), ClearStar has provided innovative background screening solutions to businesses in the human capital management industry from its corporate offices in Alpharetta, Georgia, since 1995 and is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025. To learn more, contact ClearStar.
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