Expertise Finder

Expertise Finder is a unique expert network platform primarily supporting universities by organizing and indexing their employees’ expertise. Its main users are journalists who seek to connect directly with academics and university professors on current news topics. The platform is completely free to search, and each profile provides direct contact details. The platform bears similarities to that developed by Deepbench.

Expertise Finder was started in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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