Mr. Whiteside has twenty-six years of public and private sector experience in the security industry. He has served with the U.S. Justice and Treasury Departments as both a Deputy U.S. Marshal and as a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service. He served in various capacities and specialties including fugitive apprehension, protection of Federal Judges and U.S. Attorneys in high-threat trials and the Witness Protection Program. He has protected U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents, the Secretary of the Treasury and Foreign Heads of State. Mr. Whiteside has a wide-ranging criminal investigative background in financial crimes, bank fraud, telecommunications fraud, asset forfeiture, intelligence gathering, threat assessments, surveillance and counter-surveillance.

After his government service, Mr. Whiteside managed AT&T’s Global Executive Protection program and then became Director of Global Executive Protection for Citigroup where he had the responsibility for the safety of their CEOs, Presidents, CFOs, Board of Directors and other senior executives and their families. Using his expertise in risk assessment, threat administration and executive protection and advance work, Mr. Whiteside has advised U.S. officials, senior government staff, security teams from foreign governments and private firms and Chairman and CEO-level executives. He has extensive experience in tactical planning and budgeting for large-scale security assignments and investigations and has managed additional responsibility for aircraft, ship, ground transportation, residential security and event security.

With a high-level network of domestic and international security and business resources, Mr. Whiteside serves as an advisor to high-net-worth individuals and families including industry leaders and celebrities. He manages comprehensive security assessments, due diligence, surveillance, counter-surveillance, investigations and risk mitigation programs. He also designs and coordinates personal and residential protection programs and global travel security for multiple high net worth families.