Mannes & Associates

What Mannes & Associates does

Mannes & Associates is a Philadelphia-based, privately held multidisciplinary consulting firm founded in 2003 by A. Benjamin Mannes, a former Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Officer and federal law enforcement professional with CPP, CESP, and Homeland Security Level III credentials. The firm provides outsourced risk management, security planning, regulatory compliance, business continuity and emergency management, and investigative advisory services to corporate, nonprofit, and public sector organizations across the United States. It also provides expert witness testimony in cases involving duty of care, premises liability, exam integrity, and corporate compliance, and offers creative technical advisory services to film, television, and media productions. The business model is professional services on a quote-driven, project or multi-year retainer basis, positioned as a cost-effective alternative to hiring full-time Compliance Officers, Security Directors, and Risk Managers at $100k-plus annual salaries.

The firm is entirely founder-owned and bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or subsidiary structure. The core technology stack is empty — the product is the founder's institutional knowledge, certifications, expert witness track record, and professional network rather than a software platform. Go-to-market relies on thought leadership through industry publications (Security Magazine, ConsumerAffairs, The Hill, Daily Caller), earned media appearances (cable news, radio), and direct engagement via the company website and email. The firm maintains active affiliations with ASIS International, InfraGard (FBI-coordinated public-private partnership), Association of Test Publishers, DHS/CISA Highway & Motor Carrier Sector Coordinating Council, and other professional bodies, which serve as both referral channels and credibility markers.

No AI/ML capabilities, no proprietary technology, no patents, and no certifications beyond the founder's professional credentials are disclosed. Named client engagements referenced in the input are drawn from the founder's prior employment history (ABIM, TSA, DHS, FPS, DC Metro PD) and ongoing expert witness work rather than current contracted client base, limiting visibility into the active revenue pipeline. The firm operates on a small, founder-centric scale with no disclosed headcount figures and a single published contact email.

Name

Mannes & Associates

Legal name

Mannes & Associates

Website

https://mannesandassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mannes & Associates is a Philadelphia-based, founder-led consulting firm providing outsourced risk management, security planning, regulatory compliance, expert witness testimony, and emergency management services to corporate, nonprofit, and public sector organizations across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Risk management, compliance, security assessment, and advisory consulting services provided to organizations on a project or retainer basis. Positions itself as a cost-effective alternative to hiring full-time Compliance Officers, Security Directors and Risk Managers at $100k-plus annual salaries.
2. Expert Witness Services: Expert testimony services in security, duty of care, premises liability, public safety, emergency planning, insider threat, investigations, intellectual property protection, physical security, corporate compliance, and homeland security. Retained by law firms, financial institutions, and government clients.
3. Technical Advisory Services: Creative technical advisor services for film and television productions, working with writers, producers, actors and creative professionals as a technical advisor/consulting producer. Collaboration includes writing, direction, production, and work with actors, prop-masters, stunt coordinators, costume designers and location scouts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mannes & Associates is a multidisciplinary consulting firm that delivers outsourced safety and security planning, regulatory compliance and risk management, business continuity and duty-of-care consulting, expert witness testimony, and creative technical advisory services for film and television. The firm serves corporate, nonprofit, and public sector organizations nationwide as a cost-effective alternative to hiring full-time Compliance Officers, Security Directors, and Risk Managers.

Product overview

Mannes & Associates is a multidisciplinary consulting firm offering a portfolio of distinct service offerings rather than a unified software product. The core services include: Outsourced Safety & Security Planning (providing risk assessment and security planning expertise), Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management (addressing compliance across multiple industry sectors), Business Continuity & Duty-of-Care Consulting (emergency management and continuity planning), Expert Witness Services (professional testimony across security, liability, and compliance domains), and Creative Technical Advisor Services (consulting for media production). These services are delivered as independent consulting engagements, not as a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outsourced Safety & Security Planning Provides organizations with Compliance Officer, Risk Manager, and Chief Safety and Security Officer expertise for a fraction of the budget of full-time hires, composing risk assessments and tailored operational plans for corporate, nonprofit, and public sector clients.
• Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management Addresses compliance risks across Healthcare, Financial Services/Banking, Education, Transportation, Hospitality, and Contract Services sectors, improving risk awareness and regulatory compliance for corporate governance.
• Business Continuity & Duty-of-Care Consulting Delivers business continuity, standard-of-care consulting, planning, and training built on expertise from information technology, transportation, and facility management, incorporating EHS and emergency management plans into end-to-end continuity programs.
• Expert Witness Services Provides expert testimony and litigation consulting in security (physical and intellectual), duty of care and premises liability, public safety and emergency planning, insider threat and investigations, intellectual property protection, physical security, corporate code of conduct and compliance, and homeland security. Retained by law firms, financial institutions, and government clients across multiple jurisdictions.
• Creative Technical Advisor Services Technical advisory and consulting producer services for writers, producers, actors, and creative professionals on film and television productions, supporting authentic representation of law enforcement, military, and intelligence agencies across writing, direction, production, stunts, props, costumes, and locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 cases resulting in administrative sanction, civil complaint, or law enforcement referral for exam integrity issues at ABIM

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASIS InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of ASIS International, the leading organization for security professionals worldwide. Holds CPP (Certified Protection Professional) certification from ASIS. Contributed to ASIS Book of the Year review process.
• InfraGardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElected Governor on the Executive Board of InfraGard, the FBI-coordinated public-private partnership for critical infrastructure protection. Served on InfraGard's Executive Board for multiple years.
• Association of Test PublishersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerServed with committees at the Association of Test Publishers. Recognized as one of a handful of subject matter experts in exam integrity investigations worldwide.
• American Board of Medical SpecialtiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerServed with committees at the American Board of Medical Specialties in the context of exam integrity and certification standards.
• Caveon Test Security/Institute for Exam SecurityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerServed with committees addressing exam security and integrity issues.
• Association of Inspectors GeneralminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional affiliation with Association of Inspectors General.
• DHS/CISA Highway & Motor Carrier Sector Coordinating CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the DHS/CISA Highway & Motor Carrier Sector Coordinating Council for transportation security coordination.
• Delaware Valley Regional RoundtableminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Delaware Valley Regional Roundtable for regional security coordination.
• Fraternal Order of PoliceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional affiliation with Fraternal Order of Police organization.
• US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer contractor and government employee assigned to DHS-run command centers including the Transportation Security Operations Center (TSOC). Received commendations from DHS. Conducted threat assessments through DHS funding for Coach USA surface transportation networks.
• US Transportation Security AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer Inspector/Surface Transportation Security Specialist at TSA, assigned to one of the nation's first Rail Security Inspection Teams. Monitored homeland security intelligence and conducted inspections for MARC/Maryland Commuter Rail, Baltimore Subway/Light Rail, Washington METRO, AMTRAK Northeast Corridor, Virginia Railway Express and Norfolk Southern Rail Lines.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• T&M Protection Resources: Mid-sized security and risk management firm providing security consulting, investigations, executive protection, and threat assessment to corporate and institutional clients — overlaps Mannes & Associates' security planning and investigations offerings.
• Pinkerton (Securitas): Long-standing corporate security and investigations firm offering risk consulting, background screening, and protective services — comparable across investigations, corporate compliance, and security advisory service lines.
• Control Risks: Global specialist risk consultancy delivering security planning, political risk, integrity due diligence, and crisis advisory to corporate and government clients — directly comparable to Mannes & Associates' core security and risk advisory offering, but at much larger multinational scale.
• AFIMAC Global: Security risk consulting and protective services provider serving corporate clients with threat assessments, security planning, and crisis response — overlaps Mannes & Associates' enterprise security planning and emergency management offerings.
• Concentric Advisors: Independent security and intelligence advisory firm offering security risk consulting, due diligence, and crisis advisory to corporations and family offices — closely mirrors Mannes & Associates' outsourced C-suite security advisory model.
• Kroll: Provider of investigations, security consulting, cyber risk, and regulatory compliance advisory to corporations, financial institutions, and law firms — closely overlaps Mannes & Associates' expert witness, investigations, and corporate compliance service lines.
• Global Guardian: Security services firm offering travel risk management, duty-of-care advisory, and emergency response to corporate and executive clients — comparable to Mannes & Associates' business continuity, duty-of-care, and crisis mitigation services.
• Hillard Heintze (Jensen Hughes Security Risk): Security risk management consultancy serving corporations, institutions, and public agencies with threat assessments, protective intelligence, and duty-of-care advisory — most directly comparable niche security consulting peer to Mannes & Associates.
• S-RM Intelligence & Security Consulting: Specialist security and intelligence consultancy advising corporate clients on physical security, crisis response, and corporate integrity matters — directly comparable boutique security risk advisory model.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory: Big 4 advisory practice offering enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, and security consulting as part of a broader portfolio — competes with Mannes & Associates in the outsourced compliance and risk advisory space, but typically serves larger enterprises with bundled cross-sell.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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