Licensed in 7 States

Quiet competence. National reach.

Executive protection, secure transportation, and travel logistics for private family offices and corporations — coordinated through a single point of contact, executed without fanfare across every market we serve.

7
Active state licenses
30+
States operational
22
Fortune 500 served
Who We Serve

For the people who do not advertise their need.

DAW supports two principal client types. The work is the same — the conversation we have before it begins is different for each.

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Private Family Offices

Principals, families, and the staff who manage their lives. We deliver residential security, secure transportation, and travel coordination with the discretion the role requires — and the documentation the office requires for record.

  • Principal & family executive protection
  • Residential and estate security planning
  • Secure transportation & security driver services
  • Domestic & international travel logistics
  • Pre-trip advance work and route security
For Family Offices
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Corporate & Institutional

Executive teams traveling to board meetings, earnings tours, and high-profile venues. Annual meetings, leadership offsites, and customer events. We work as an extension of corporate security or travel — never in front of it.

  • Executive travel security & secure transportation
  • Corporate event & venue protection
  • Annual meetings and shareholder events
  • Multi-city, multi-jurisdiction coordination
  • Workforce-impact and threat-response support
For Corporations
The Approach

How a first-time engagement begins.

Every relationship begins quietly and proceeds in the same disciplined sequence — regardless of whether the work is one trip or ten years.

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Initial conversation

A direct call with a principal of the firm. No intake forms, no automated routing, no junior account intake. We listen first.

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Threat & route review

Quiet review of context, exposure, residences, travel patterns, and stated risk. We identify what protection actually needs to look like.

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Plan & team selection

Specific agents proposed by name and credential. Vehicles and routes chosen for the principal's actual movements — not a template.

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Execution & debrief

The work is done quietly. After-action reporting is produced when family office or corporate counsel requires it for record.

Licensed Footprint

Where we operate, in our own name.

Licensure is held directly by DAW Security in the states below — not subcontracted, not delegated, not relabeled. State-specific compliance is managed in-house. Operational coverage extends through registered partners across roughly thirty additional states.

For a request in a state not listed, the answer is almost always still yes — coverage is coordinated through the single point of contact you already have.

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The best executive protection looks like nothing happened, because nothing did. Our standard isn't drama — it's the absence of it.
— DAW Operating Doctrine
Common Questions

Answers before you call.

What is the difference between an executive protection agent and a security driver?

An executive protection agent is a credentialed protective specialist focused on principal safety — threat assessment, advance work, close protection, and incident response. A security driver is a specialist in protective driving, route awareness, and evasive technique. The two roles complement each other: a single agent often performs both functions for lower-profile movements, while higher-risk details use a separate driver and a dedicated protective team.

Do you serve individuals, or only firms?

Both. Our direct clients are private family offices and corporations — not retail or one-off individual buyers. If you are a principal looking for protection on behalf of yourself or your family, the family office, attorney, or risk advisor representing you is welcome to make the introduction; we work through that channel comfortably.

How quickly can secure transportation or executive protection be arranged?

For existing clients in licensed states, same-day stand-up is routine. For first-time engagements, the timeline depends on the depth of advance work required — a standard executive transport assignment can be operational within 24–48 hours; a multi-agent detail with route planning typically requires 72 hours or more for proper preparation.

Do you operate internationally?

Yes — for existing domestic clients, on a select-engagement basis. International work is managed through vetted in-country partners with DAW oversight on the trip itself. We are conservative about new international engagements without a domestic relationship in place.

Are your agents armed?

Where licensed, where appropriate, and where the principal authorizes it — yes. Many family office and corporate engagements are deliberately unarmed. Posture is determined by threat profile, jurisdiction, and the principal's stated preference, and confirmed in writing before the assignment begins.

What states are you licensed in?

DAW Security holds active executive protection and security licensure in California (BSIS PPO 11088), Nevada (PILB 2046), Arizona (DPS 1823048), Texas (C 31143701), New Mexico (RLD PI-2025-0809), Oklahoma (CLEET 0191016-SA000086), and Montana (53030). Operational coverage through registered partners extends into roughly thirty additional states.

Begin the Conversation

Some conversations begin quietly.

Every inquiry is received and reviewed by a principal of the organization. No intake forms, no automated routing, no account-management intake calls.

All inquiries handled with absolute discretion.