Birthparentfinder.com was founded by Jay Rosenzweig, an accomplished private investigator from California with over 40 years of experience in locating individuals. In response to the requests of adoptees seeking to reunite with their birth families, Jay established BirthParentFinder.com in 2006. Since its establishment, the company has gained recognition as a leading national online platform for finding birth parents and biological relatives.
Throughout his career, Jay has undertaken various projects for the public. In 2017, he was hired by VH1 star Evelyn Lozada to locate her grandfather. Despite previous unsuccessful attempts by others, Jay and his team at BirthParentFinder.com successfully found Evelyn's grandfather in Puerto Rico within just one week.
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Jay's expertise and achievements have garnered attention and accolades. In 2014, he was featured on KTLA News in Los Angeles for successfully assisting in identifying the biological mother and family of Morning News Anchor Chris Schauble. This news story gained national recognition and was even nominated for a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award. Furthermore, it won a Golden Mike award from the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California on January 24th, 2015. The story also received a SoCal Journalism award from the Los Angeles Press Club later that year.
Recognizing his contributions, Jay was honored with the Distinguished Achievement Award from the California Association of Licensed Investigators in June 2021. This award acknowledged his work and his remarkable achievements in reuniting biological families and his work with his professional colleagues. Throughout his career, Jay has assisted thousands of individuals, often taking on pro-bono cases.
The work of Jay and BirthParentFinder.com has been featured on various reality shows and documentaries nationwide, focusing on adoptions and the subsequent reunions. As a result of this exposure, BirthParentFinder.com has expanded into a national team of genetic genealogists and researchers. Despite its significant growth, the company remains committed to its mission of using a personable approach in helping individuals find their birth parents and biological relatives.
Meet the Team
Linda Rasmussen
Linda is an Investigative Consultant who began her career in 1994. She helped reunite thousands of people, and many of them were reunited on national television shows such as Dr. Phil, Sally Jessy Raphael, Oprah and The View. Linda has the compassion to understand each client's desire to locate long lost family members. Linda has been with BirthParentFinder.com since 2019
Misty Gillis
Misty is a nationally recognized genetic genealogist specializing in adoptee, NPE and law enforcement cold cases. With 15+ years of genealogy experience, she has helped hundreds reconnect with biological relatives and assisted 20+ agencies in solving cases. Misty works at BirthParentFinder.com and Parabon NanoLabs and is a member of the Vidocq Society. She recently took a role as one of the genealogists for the show "Finding Your Roots."