The vetting process is a basic diligence function, ensuring that those who serve in positions of power are free of conflicts of interest or other compromising embarrassments and entanglements. Across nearly every industry, similar checks are performed — of executives and business partners, of borrowers and grantees, and even of political candidates themselves. It's basic risk management.
Why vetting nominees is so important | TheHill - Also one wonders if there is a potential business/revenue opportunity in this for the transparency field, especially the bits that have done influence mapping.











