Gavin de Becker and Associates is a security and consulting firm that protects many of the world's most prominent people. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the company has operations in 27 cities and seven countries.
History
Gavin de Becker and Associates was founded in 1978 by
Gavin de Becker
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. In 2013, GDBA took on
TPG Growth as a minority investor. In 2019, Gavin de Becker purchased back 100% of the company.
Services
Gavin de Becker and Associates is a "threat assessment and security firm" that provides private security and also offers protection training courses.
They have provided services to corporations, government agencies, and schools. Clients reportedly include the CIA, FBI, "the 90 most prominent families in the world," and over the years, public client references have included
Theresa Saldana
Theresa Saldana (August 20, 1954 – June 6, 2016) was an American actress, activist, and writer. She is known for her role as Rachel Scali, the wife of Police Commissioner Tony Scali, in the 1990s television series '' The Commish'', for which s ...
,
Madonna,
Cher,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Michael J. Fox
Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American retired actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom ''Family Ties'' (1 ...
,
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...
,
Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( ;; and Robinson (2010), p. 7. ''né'' Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor, investor, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, executive chairman, and former preside ...
and
John Travolta.
The Private Suite
Gavin de Becker and Associates opened The Private Suite at the Los Angeles Airport on May 15, 2017, which is described by the ''Wall Street Journal'' as "a remote terminal for VIPs, celebrities, CEOs," and anyone willing to pay for privacy.
Mr. de Becker reported The Private Suite will soon be located at the JFK Airport.
In November 2017, it was reported that Gavin de Becker and Associates opened a version of The Private Suite at the Westfield Century City shopping center, which provides VIP shoppers the opportunity of a private shopping experience.
See also
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Bill McGlashan
William E. McGlashan Jr. (born November 20, 1963) is an American businessman and former international private equity investor. McGlashan founded TPG Growth, the growth equity and smaller buyout investment arm of TPG Capital, a global private equi ...
, founder and managing partner of TPG Growth
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References
External links
* {{Official website, http://gavindebecker.com
Security companies of the United States
Security consulting firms
Consulting firms established in 1978