Public visibility, authority, and influence increasingly place leaders in environments where threats—whether physical, reputational, or operational—are directed at the individual as much as the organization. This advisory engagement supports leaders who must continue to operate decisively while managing personal, organizational, and institutional risk.

The Simon Agency works with elected officials, executives, and public-facing leaders to help them understand threat dynamics, leadership posture, and decision-making considerations when they or their organizations are directly targeted. These engagements focus on awareness, judgment, and control—so leaders remain effective without overreaction, disruption, or unnecessary exposure.

Rather than tactical instruction, this engagement provides structured, intelligence-informed perspective on how threats emerge, escalate, and influence leadership decision-making. Participants examine how visibility, communications, schedules, and organizational posture can affect risk—and how leaders can respond in a way that preserves authority, continuity, and confidence.

Engagements are led by senior advisors with experience supporting leaders operating under sustained scrutiny and elevated risk. Our practitioners have advised public officials, executives, and institutions during periods of instability, controversy, and heightened threat—where decisions carried legal, political, and reputational consequences.

Who This Engagement Supports

This engagement is designed for leaders whose roles, visibility, or responsibilities place them at heightened risk, including:

• Elected officials and senior government leaders
• Corporate executives and board-level leadership
• University presidents, provosts, and senior administrators
• High-profile principals and family office leadership

Focus Areas

Engagements are tailored to the client’s environment and may address:

•  Understanding personal and organizational threat exposure
• Leadership posture and decision-making under sustained pressure
• Balancing visibility, accessibility, and security
• Communications considerations during periods of elevated risk
• Aligning protective awareness with governance and organizational values

Engagement Structure

Sessions are conducted as facilitated briefings, leadership workshops, or scenario-based discussions. Engagements emphasize judgment, situational awareness, and decision discipline rather than tactics or procedures. Select case examples are used to illustrate how leadership choices influence risk, outcomes, and public perception.

Delivery is discreet and flexible. Engagements may take place on-site, at secure locations, or via controlled virtual platforms. This service is offered as part of broader advisory relationships or provided to select clients by request.

The objective is not to change how leaders lead—but to ensure leadership remains steady, credible, and deliberate when pressure, scrutiny, and threat converge.