FROM AFGHANISTAN TO LOUISIANA, GLOBAL GUARDIAN GETS CLIENTS OUT OF HARM'S WAY

“Whether responding to the 2015 Paris attacks, the 2016 Turkey coup, the back-to-back hurricanes in the Western Hemisphere in 2017, COVID-19 pandemic border closures of 2020, the collapse of India’s healthcare system in May of 2021 — or the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan, Global Guardian’s ability to move and respond in minutes and hours, delivers positive outcomes and real results to our client base during their greatest time of need,” Buckner said.

Global Guardian was featured in Fairfax County EDA's E-Bird Newsletter with CEO Dale Buckner discussing recent evacuation and emergency response efforts from Afghanistan to Louisiana. Buckner also shares how Global Guardian differs from other providers and why he chose to base the company's headquarters in Fairfax County. 

BLOOMBERG QUICKTAKE "TAKE THE LEAD" FEATURED INTERVIEW AT 27:55

“In this day and age, there is an expectation that your brand, your company, is going to take a vote and a stand on these positions, and now this is going to change how CEOs manage their firms and their brand and the outlook in the market.”

Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner was featured on Bloomberg Quicktake “Take the Lead” series discussing the societal shift causing corporations and their CEOs to take a stance on political, social, and environmental issues—and the resulting rise in physical and digital threats against today’s business leaders.

Click below to watch the full video. If interested in skipping ahead, Global Guardian segment begins at 27:55.

HURRICANE IDA LEAVES CRISIS MANAGEMENT LESSONS BEHIND AS RECOVERY BEGINS

"In disasters like this, employers have a ‘duty of care’ to their employees, meaning that they should take all steps within reason to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of their employees."

In a recent Forbes article by Edward Segal, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner weighs in on the need for businesses to provide emergency response to keep their employees safe after—and even before—a natural disaster, like Hurricane Ida, strikes.

Security Firms With Wealthy Clients Are Ramping for Surge in Travel

"People are thinking they lost a year of their lives, and in the back of their minds, they're thinking, 'What if this happens again?'"

In a recent Business Insider article, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner weighs in on the expected surge of summer travel as countries around the globe reopen, and how Global Guardian is preparing to support family clients with their travel safety and security needs.

“Idle businesses, uncollected taxes. How Myanmar is tumbling toward a ‘failed state’” 

LA Times recent article around the Myanmar anti-coup protests highlights how Global Guardian has been supporting clients on-the-ground, and how CEO Dale Buckner has warned clients the crisis won’t resolve itself anytime soon.

FOR FOREIGN BUSINESSES IN MYANMAR, COUP CREATES ‘UNWORKABLE’ SITUATION

The volatile environment in Myanmar is paralyzing basic business operations with the financial system and logistic arteries being backed up or blocked. In the Wall Street Journal's recent article, Global Guardian CEO, Dale Buckner, shares how the team at Global Guardian is supporting corporate clients on the ground during these challenging times with the Wall Street Journal.

Risk Stories! features Dale Buckner, Global Guardian CEO, in recent episode: The 9-1-1 of the World

• What if you are traveling in a foreign country and you need help?
• What if the borders and air space are suddenly closed?
• What if you or a family member are kidnapped for ransom?

Skift Take: Travel Fails With Coordinated Response on Covid: Retired Green Berets Commander

The global pandemic will not be the last major disrupting event we face in the travel industry. In a recent Skift article, Global Guardian CEO, Dale Buckner, expands on the definition of duty of care and the challenging “what if” questions organizations have to answer: “Are your existing platforms, between insurance and vendors and providers, enough? Will it respond in a time of crisis or is it just superficial? That acknowledgement is really important at this time.”

While it is too early to know with certainty how and when travel will truly pick back up in 2021, there are two key variables that will play a huge a role –vaccine distribution and confidence of travelers. Global Guardian’s VP of Global of Global Risk Services, Michael McGarrity, weighs in on the discussion in Washington Post's recent article "How will the COVID-19 vaccines affect your travel?"

The list of services the COVID-19 pandemic has forced to change is long with corporate duty of care being one of them. According to the Wall Street Journal “Many employees who are now working from home due to the pandemic don’t have the same protections—such as a badge system or a front-desk security guard—often found in corporate office buildings. If a threat is credible, remote employees and their families could be more vulnerable.”