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Philip Grindell MSc CSyp
Founder & CEO
Philip Grindell is a true expert in Protective Intelligence, Behavioural Threat Management, and Investigations. With over 30 years of experience as a New Scotland Yard Detective in the Metropolitan Police Specialist Operations Command, he has a unique background in countering unwanted attention from a range of different sources.
Having been taught threat assessment directly by Dr Robert Fein, one of the authors of the US Secret Service’s Exceptional Case Study Project, Philip has unparalleled expertise in the field. He has coordinated security plans protecting events with the British Royal Family, Military and Government, and was instrumental in setting up The Parliamentary Liaison and Investigation Team (PLaIT), a new protective intelligence and workplace violence team in the UK Parliament following the assassination of Jo Cox MP in 2016.
Philip founded the consultancy Defuse in 2019, providing specialist services for private and corporate clients.
With an MSc in Security Management and being a Chartered Security Professional (CSyP), Philip is a true leader in his field.