Adapting Executive Protection in Dynamic Threat Environments with Jonathan Wackrow

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In this episode

Protection is most effective when it enables the mission rather than simply restricting it. In this episode, Fred Burton speaks with Jonathan Wackrow, managing director of Sentinel Resource Group, former U.S. Secret Service special agent, CNN law enforcement analyst, and co-author of The Protector’s Edge. Drawing on his experience with the Presidential Protective Division, Jonathan explains how leaders make consequential decisions with imperfect information, adapt plans as threat conditions change, and establish clear thresholds before a crisis. He also explores the shift from tactical protection to strategic leadership, including the importance of trust, cross-functional coordination, and understanding the principal’s objectives. The conversation closes with a powerful view of Connected Intelligence as the link between people, functions, context, and decisions that creates real decision advantage.

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More about our guest

Jonathan Wackrow is a globally recognized expert in risk, resilience, and intelligence. A former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent who served on President Barack Obama’s protective detail, Jonathan has spent more than two decades safeguarding global leaders, major corporations, and high-profile individuals. He now advises executives and boards as Managing Director of Sentinel Resource Group, serves as a CNN Law Enforcement Analyst, and is co-author of The Protector’s Edge: Leadership Through Strategy and Action. 

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