Executive Protection · New York
Executive Protection Services in New York — Engineered for Principals Who Cannot Afford a Misstep
Wilson Global Protection Group provides discreet, intelligence-led executive protection services in New York for Fortune 500 leadership, government dignitaries, and high-net-worth principals. Founded by a five-certified protection specialist, the firm operates from the heart of Manhattan and projects out to global venues — wherever our clients work, travel, or call home. Our standard is invisible competence: protection that protects the schedule as carefully as it protects the principal.
Why Wilson Global
Why Wilson Global Protection Group
When you are protecting a CEO, a foreign dignitary, or a family with public exposure, the difference between a competent agent and an exceptional one is rarely visible — until it matters. We exist to remove that risk.
A five-certified principal at the helm
Founder Kenneth Wilson holds the CPS (Certified Protection Specialist), PPS (Personal Protection Specialist), EPS (Executive Protection Specialist), SPI (Security & Protection Institute), and CPO (Certified Protection Officer) credentials. That depth is uncommon in this industry, and it sets the standard for every operative on every detail.
Discretion as a discipline
Our agents move with the cadence of senior staff, not the silhouette of a security detail. Clients keep their privacy, their composure, and their access to public spaces — without compromising on safety.
Rapid mobilization in New York and beyond
Our New York operation is built to deploy a vetted close protection team across the five boroughs on short notice, with the same standard available across major global hubs for traveling principals.
Operational reach in complex environments
We have particular depth supporting corporate America abroad, including dignitary movements and executive travel through developing-country jurisdictions where local infrastructure is thin and the margin for error is zero.
Capabilities
Our New York Executive Protection Services
We deliver three core capabilities, calibrated to the threat profile and lifestyle of each principal. Engagements are typically scoped from a confidential consultation; nothing here is templated. View our full services.
Close Protection
Our close protection NYC details cover residences, daily movements, business travel, board meetings, public appearances, and family logistics. Two-agent and full-team configurations are available, with armed and unarmed options compliant with New York State licensing. Agents conduct route reconnaissance, manage arrival and departure choreography, and coordinate directly with venue security, drivers, and household staff so the principal experiences a frictionless day.
Security Consulting
For executives, family offices, and corporate security directors, we provide independent advisory work: residential security assessments, travel risk briefings, threat and vulnerability analysis, kidnap-and-ransom contingency planning, and corporate security New York program reviews. This is the work that prevents incidents from ever needing a response.
Crisis Management
When a credible threat surfaces — a hostile termination, a stalker, a hostile media cycle, a kidnap attempt against a family member abroad — Wilson Global Protection Group stands up an immediate response. We coordinate with NYPD, federal partners, legal counsel, and crisis communications teams, and we manage the operational picture until the situation is fully resolved.
Clientele
Who We Protect
Our client roster is intentionally narrow. We are selective about engagements so that every principal receives the level of attention their position demands.
Fortune 500 C-suite executives and boards facing reputational exposure, activist pressure, or international travel risk.
Private equity, hedge fund, and venture capital principals whose visibility, personal wealth, and family profile create persistent low-level risk.
Government dignitaries and diplomatic visitors to New York for UNGA week, bilateral meetings, and private engagements.
High-net-worth individuals and families , including residential security and discreet protection for spouses and children.
International clients operating in developing countries , where our team supports executive travel, plant visits, and dignitary movements through environments that demand a higher operational standard.
Methodology
Our Approach
Wilson Global Protection Group is intelligence-led and low-profile by design. We believe that a principal who never realizes the threat existed has been protected better than one who saw it neutralized.
Advance work, every time
Before a principal arrives, we walk the venue, time the routes, brief the drivers, and identify the contingencies. The detail you see on the day is the smaller half of the work.
Discretion over visible force
Our agents are trained to integrate, not to intimidate. They look like senior staff, dress for the room, and only become visible when the situation requires them to.
Intelligence-led posture
Every engagement begins with a written threat assessment. We continuously monitor open-source signals, travel advisories, and venue-specific risk indicators throughout the engagement.
24/7 availability
Our principal contact is reachable around the clock for active details and emerging crises. Schedules change; threats do not announce themselves.
Senior-led oversight
Engagements are personally overseen by Kenneth Wilson. Clients deal directly with the principal of the firm, not a layered account-management team.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Executive Protection in New York
Next Step
Start with a confidential consultation.
The first step with Wilson Global Protection Group is the Executive Close Protection Consultation & Scoping — a $500, time-limited engagement in which Kenneth Wilson personally reviews your situation, surfaces the relevant threat factors, and outlines a recommended posture. There is no obligation to proceed beyond it. Most clients use the consultation to clarify what they actually need before committing to a full engagement.
Start with a Confidential ConsultationPrefer a different first contact? Reach our team via the contact page.