There are a number of reasons for formally protecting executive leadership within a company. The impetus could be the result of a risk assessment, complaints or threats from users or activists, the sign of a growing security organization, or requests from top executives or the Board of Directors.
Often, the decision to establish an executive protection (or EP) program is reactionary, says Mónica Duperon Rodríguez, Senior Manager of Executive Protection and Global Event Security at LinkedIn. “Many executives will say, ‘my risk level is very low.’ However, they don’t consider that a low threat level is still a threat level,” she says.