

Hillard Heintze serves as a trusted advisor to senior executives, celebrities and high net worth individuals – and their direct support teams – in designing and implementing security strategies based on the same protocols that protect the U.S. President, the Pope, members of Congress and other high-profile, at-risk leaders and dignitaries.
Risk, Threat and Vulnerability Assessment — Comprehensive overt or covert evaluation of the potential risks, threats and vulnerabilities confronting the principal and his or her family. Identification of the most practical, cost-effective opportunities to increase safety and security, including strategies for risk transfer, avoidance, mitigation or acceptance.
Family Safety Program Design and Implementation — Strategic support on all facets of a strong and sustainable security program, including the development of a family emergency plan, special protections for minors and adolescents, enhanced security in transit or during travel, as well as security for private residences, yachts, planes, vehicles, art and jewelry.
Identification of Qualified Security Director Candidates — Leverage of our relationships and credentials across the nation's security community to identify qualified candidates, vet their suitability and interest, and support the engagement process from introduction to contract.
Due Diligence and Background Screening — Background investigations, ranging from rigorous to routine, of key insiders – from senior advisors to private residence staff.
Advisory Counsel and Support — Ongoing or ad hoc counsel on all security and investigative matters supporting the safety and security of the principal and all family members, as well as the protection of their assets, privacy and lifestyle.
Corporate Jets: The Security Rationale
Business aviation is a key element in best-in-class executive protection programs. Should it be a priority in yours?
Extending an Independent Security Assessment of a Healthcare Entity’s Executive Protection Requirements to the Residences of the CEO and his Team
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If you were the CEO – and one morning you found a threatening letter on your desk – you would put a whole lot of people in motion. And what, exactly, would you ask them to do?
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Evaluating the Risks, Threats and Vulnerabilities Confronting a U.S. Senator
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Let’s say you’ve been in public office for many years. You have a high net worth. Multiple residences. And an unusually active travel schedule. How should you go about ensuring your safety – as well as that of your office, staff and family?
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Protecting Celebrity Band Members on an International Concert Tour
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Let’s say you are responsible for the security of one of the fastest-growing pop bands in American culture today. And the band is about to kick off a multi-venue concert tour in countries with known and growing security risks. What do you do?
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