We Set the Gold Standard for Fair and Ethical Business Practices
- We charge the same one-time upfront fee for everyone regardless of their home’s value
- We do not charge an application fee
- We do not accept or pay commissions or referral fees
- Our contract prohibits us from being our clients’ trustees, guardians, executors, or beneficiaries
- We have no arbitration or class action waiver provision in our contract
- Our contract allows clients to bring actions against us in their home states
- We cannot hide behind attorney-client privilege
Why do we work so hard to be fair? Because scammers and predatory institutions work so hard not to be.
If you, your attorney, or your financial advisor can find a way for us to be more fair, transparent, or accountable, tell us and we will amend our standard contract.
Leadership & Advisors
Roger Gordon
Co-Founder & PresidentRoger began developing SafetyDeed while leading a San Francisco nonprofit that helped entrepreneurs qualify for SBA-guaranteed loans. He attended MIT and Boston University and holds an MBA from Kellogg and a law degree from Georgetown.
Roger has clerked for the House Judiciary Committee and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. In college, he interned as a complaint mediator in the Consumer Protection Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.
In 2014, Fast Company named Roger to its list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business for creating Food Cowboy, a technology company that helped food companies route surplus fresh produce in the supply chain to charities instead of to landfills.
Mark Johnston
Co-Founder & VP, TechnologyMark is a cybersecurity expert who focuses on protecting financial institutions. He holds a B.S. in Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering (MIT), an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (MIT), and an MBA (American University). His designs are flying in the Bombardier CRJ-70, the Lockheed F-117 Stealth Fighter, and the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. They are also used to make V8.
Mark is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor. He has developed systems to protect FDIC PII data based on NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework and implemented them on the Azure Government Cloud. He serves on the board of the Washington Baltimore chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum.
Eric Burger
Co-FounderEric is Research Professor of NextG Security and affiliate Research Professor of Public Policy at Virginia Tech and Research Director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative. His research spans distributed ledger technology, secure communications, intelligence sharing, wireless systems, and technology policy. Prior to Virginia Tech, he was Research Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University.
Eric served as the Assistant Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and before that as the Chief Technology Officer of the FCC. He has been a C-level executive of several network equipment and enterprise software companies—ranging from top-tier VC-backed start-ups to NASD and NYSE listed companies—and has had five corporate exits. He holds over 20 US Patents and has published more than 20 international standards.
Careers at SafetyDeed.com
We are actively looking for professionals who are passionate about making a difference, stopping bad actors from ruining lives, protecting elders from financial abuse, and helping to bring innovative financial tools to market.
Positions span computer engineering to customer service to legal consulting. In most cases a four year degree is required and in many, an advanced degree is required.
If you’ve looked through the site, understand what we’re trying to do, and want to be a part of a dynamic team, send your resume along with a thoughtful cover letter to careers@safetydeed.com.