AGENDA

• Executive Protection: Definition
• History of Modern Executive Protection
• Executive Protection: Categories
• Certification in Executive Protection
• Team Organization
• Executive Protection: Strategy
• Professional Development

Executive Protection: Definition

ASIS International defines executive protection as the field of safeguarding a key person from harm. 

Key Person

• At Risk Persons:
  • High-net worth
  • Elected official
  • Corporate executive
  • High ranking military officer

History of Modern Executive Protection

United States Secret Service: 1865

• 1894: Informal presidential protection for President Cleveland
• 1902: USSS assumed full-time responsibility for protecting the U.S. President

Corporate Interest in Executive Protection: Early to Mid 1970s

• Terrorism and kidnappings 
  • 09/05/1977: Hans Martin Schleyer
    • Red Army Faction 
      • Extensive pre-attack surveillance 
      • Murdered: the security driver and three police officers (escort)
    • Video of attack

Executive Protection Categories

1. Public Sector Protection (Obama Video):
   1. Tax- payer funded
   2. Mandated 
   3. Overt or direct protection
   4. Used in medium to high threat environments
   5. Armed personnel 
   6. Arrest authority
2. Private Sector Protection 
   1. Privately funded
   2. Board-driven 
   3. Indirect protection/low profile
   4. Low threat environments
   5. Unarmed personnel
   6. No law enforcement authority: licensing required

Certification

• State regulated
• Security officer training and certification
• No standard or certification for EP

Team Organization

Solo practitioner to a large contingent 

Close Protection Team

• PSO/CPO
• Team or shift leader
• Flanks or wings
• Point
• Rear

Advance Team

• Advances: remote and on-site
• Security surveys
• Route selection

Security Drivers

• Principle
• Escort vehicles

Counter Assault Teams (CAT)

• High risk protection
• QRF capable
• Uniformed officers with specialized equipment

Residential Security Teams

Executive Protection: Strategy

• Physical protection system
  • People, procedures, and equipment
• Layered approach (using the complete PPS)
• Situational awareness (White House video)
• 4 D’s (videos for each)

Professional Development

Experience

• LEO and military experience are not required:
  • Did the person work in protective services?

Skills:

• Hard and soft skills

Training and certification:

• Choose your training based on your goal:
  • RSA, CPO?
• Select a school that will provide you with the skills necessary for you to meet your goal