Christopher Keenan has joined TorchStone's growing leadership team as Vice President, bringing over 25 years of qualitative experience in worldwide security operations, including all aspects of high profile executive protection.
LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TorchStone Global, a premiere risk mitigation and security firm, announced that Christopher Keenan has joined the team as Vice President. Christopher brings over 25 years of experience in worldwide security operations, management, and leadership, including 18 years as a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service.
Christopher will be based out of TorchStone's Los Angeles office; however, he will be supporting TorchStone's corporate clients, high-profile political figures, celebrities, family offices, and other private clients across the world. He will provide executive protection, event and venue security coordination, threat and vulnerability assessments, risk mitigation, secure travel operations and logistics, internal program audits, and training.
Christopher has extensive experience providing protection for ultra-high-net-worth clients and their families, leading all aspects of their security, including estate security at multiple residences; ground, air, and maritime travel; screening and vetting of household staff; and corporate, legal, and law enforcement liaison.
While Christopher was with the State Department, he conducted complex criminal, human trafficking, terrorism, counterintelligence, and fraud investigations; protected U.S. and foreign dignitaries, and managed the comprehensive physical, personnel, and classified information security programs at multiple U.S. embassies and consulates. Highlights of his public sector career included protecting the Secretary of State, from Colin Powell through Mike Pompeo, including full-time assignments with Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton. He also established the State Department's presence as the first accredited agency liaison officer at EUROPOL in The Hague. He served on the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, investigating international and domestic terror threats to the U.S. He also led the protective security program as the agent in charge for the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, supervised the investigative unit at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, and led high threat protective operations in the Middle East, West Africa, and the Palestinian territories.
TorchStone's Founder and CEO, Frank Rodman shared, "We're excited to welcome Christopher to our global leadership team. His expertise in wraparound protective services for highly public figures, great attention to detail, care, and engaging presence made him a natural fit for TorchStone's culture and clientele."
Christopher is a graduate of Purdue University where he double majored in Psychology and Sociology. He also served in the U.S. Army where he earned both Airborne and Ranger qualifications and was part of a light infantry quick reaction force covering Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
TorchStone Global is a leader in global risk mitigation and security, delivering proactive guidance and protection for prominent clients around the globe. TorchStone provides managed professional security services and protective intelligence to high-profile individuals, families, corporations, professional sports leagues, athletes, entertainers, and politicians, including major primary candidates in each of the last five U.S. presidential election cycles. Combining state-of-the-art proactive strategies with experienced professionals and cutting-edge technologies, TorchStone provides discreet, relationship-based security solutions for their clients around the globe. For more information, please visit: http://www.TorchStoneGlobal.com.
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