What Accordant Global Partners does

Accordant Global Partners (AGP) is a privately held UK-incorporated risk advisory firm (legal entity: Accordant Global Partners Limited, registered in England) that operates as an outsourced Chief Security Officer and Chief Risk Officer for family offices and Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) individuals and families. Founded by Peter Shanley (former Australian Special Forces, former Head of Risk at a prestigious Australian multi-generational family office) and Eric Powell (20+ years across the U.S. Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Defense; current CSO for a family office), AGP advises clients on non-financial risks across a five-pillar framework: Cyber Security/Digital/Technology, Personal & Physical Safety, Travel, Medical, and General (including insider threat, reputation, kidnap, and corporate espionage).

The company's core offering is structured around Security and Risk Advisory Services, Risk Management Plan Development, Family Enterprise Risk Sessions, Project & Incident Management, and 24/7 Retainer Services. Rather than delivering services itself, AGP acts as a trusted advisor that connects clients to a vetted global network of best-in-class technical experts and service providers. Revenue is generated through a mix of professional-services advisory fees billed at standard hourly rates (14-day payment terms) plus ongoing retainer engagements for 24/7 on-call access and incident response; clients additionally reimburse third-party expenses incurred on their behalf. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

The firm is small (11–50 employees) with operating presence in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, and an extended Risk Advisory Council plus provider network spanning additional geographies. Go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise sales, with inbound inquiries received via website contact form and email ([email protected]) and handled by regional representatives. The firm has no disclosed external funding, no parent entity, no subsidiaries, and no public financial reporting. Leadership beyond the co-founders includes Global CEO Damon Spencer and Acting General Manager Amelia Harris.

Name

Accordant Global Partners

Legal name

Accordant Global Partners Limited

Website

https://accordantglobal.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Accordant Global Partners is a UK-based risk advisory firm acting as an outsourced Chief Security Officer and Chief Risk Officer for family offices and Ultra High Net Worth clients. It delivers advisory services across five risk pillars and connects clients to a vetted global provider network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Risk Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Security Strategy & Program Advisory (BPAKADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Advisory (BPAHAFAA), Risk Management (ERM), Operational Risk & Business Continuity (BPAEAPAJ), Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Risk management advisory
• Security consulting
• Family office services
• Executive protection
• Cyber security consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory Fees: AGP charges advisory fees at standard hourly rates for consulting services. Clients also pay for reimbursement of expenses incurred on their behalf such as travel, accommodation, or engagement of third-party services.
2. 24/7 Retainer Services: AGP provides ongoing retainer-based services including 24/7 on-call access to advise clients on projects, incidents, and issues that arise. Implementation and program management fees for coordinating technical experts and service providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Accordant Global Partners operates as an outsourced Chief Security Officer and Chief Risk Officer for family offices and Ultra High Net Worth clients, delivering advisory, planning, and incident-response services across five pillars: Cyber Security/Digital/Technology, Personal and Physical Safety, Travel, Medical, and General Risk Management. The firm develops risk management plans, conducts Family Enterprise Risk Sessions, runs 24/7 retainer-based advisory, and connects clients to a globally vetted network of best-in-class technical experts and service providers. AGP explicitly does not sell its own software or technology; it is a people-led advisory firm that coordinates third-party specialists on behalf of clients.

Product overview

Accordant Global Partners (AGP) is a Family Office and Ultra High Net Worth advisory firm that operates as an outsourced Chief Security Officer and operations team. The company provides a comprehensive suite of risk management advisory services built around five pillars: Cyber Security/Digital/Technology, Personal & Physical Safety, Travel, Medical, and General Risk Management. Services include Security and Risk Advisory, Risk Management Plan Development, Family Enterprise Risk Sessions, Project & Incident Management, and 24/7 Retainer Services. AGP connects clients to best-in-class technical experts and service providers worldwide through their vetted global provider network. The company is not a security company itself but acts as trusted advisors using their network of providers to mitigate risks identified for clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outsourced CSO/CRO Security and Risk Advisory Services AGP's flagship offering, acting as an on-call, outsourced Chief Security Officer and Chief Risk Officer operations team for family offices and Ultra High Net Worth clients on safety, protection, privacy, and security risks, including coordination of vetted third-party technical experts and service providers.
• Risk Management Plan Development Assistance developing risk management plans aligned holistically with family or organizational strategic vision and values, plus ongoing advisory and monitoring of plan implementation.
• Family Enterprise Risk Session Tailored starting-point engagement for UHNW families and family offices that identifies actual risks using AGP's Five Pillars of Protection and Risk Management framework.
• Project and Incident Management 24/7 on-call advisory to help clients deal with varied projects, incidents, and issues, including locating and negotiating terms with technical experts and service providers when necessary.
• 24/7 Retainer Services Ongoing retainer service providing continuous access to AGP's team for ongoing risk management advisory and incident response support.
• Cyber Security, Digital and Technology Services Service line covering cyber security, networking and cloud best practices, design and installation, IoT security, social media monitoring, network penetration testing, dark web and open source monitoring, network security assessments, and cyber incident response.
• Personal and Physical Safety Services Service line covering structure, design and equipment to secure people and places, security system design and installation, Technical Surveillance Countermeasures, safe room design and installation, specialized vehicles, evacuation plans, physical security assessments, and private investigators.
• Travel Risk Management Services Service line covering secure car and driver services, executive protection services, pre-travel security and threat assessments, medical support and evacuation plans, and training in situational awareness, safe travel, and surviving kidnappings.
• Medical Risk Services Service line covering medical training for family and staff, advice on medical equipment storage and location, medical assessments, planning, reports and recommendations for everyday life, travel designations, and holidays.
• General Risk Management Services Service line covering personal-side risks including insider threats, media risks, kidnapping and response, corporate espionage, consequential investment-related risks, reputation management, family emergencies, response to PR incidents, and specialized training services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5% of all background checks discover a critical risk, with majority conducted on people already vetted by recruitment agencies

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kroll: Kroll is a global risk consultancy offering security risk management, investigations, cyber, and corporate intelligence services. It competes with AGP for family office and UHNW security mandates but operates as a broad, multi-disciplinary incumbent rather than a boutique CSO/CRO specialist.
• Control Risks: Control Risks is an established global risk consultancy providing political, security, and integrity risk advisory. It serves corporate, financial, and UHNW clients and competes for outsourced security advisory mandates while operating at significantly larger scale than AGP.
• Pinkerton: Pinkerton is a long-established corporate investigations and security services firm serving multinational and private clients. It competes for family office security mandates but is positioned as a broad incumbent with corporate-grade scale rather than a boutique advisory.
• Allied Universal: Allied Universal (formed via the G4S merger) is one of the largest global security services providers, offering manned guarding, electronic security, and risk advisory. It overlaps with AGP at the operational provider layer of family office security but lacks AGP's pure advisory positioning.
• Hillard Heintze (Ankura): Hillard Heintze, now part of Ankura, provides security risk management, threat intelligence, and executive protection services. It serves UHNW and family office clients but is part of a much larger advisory platform with broader corporate security and investigations capabilities.

Direct peers

• AS Solution: AS Solution specializes in executive protection and secure transportation services for UHNW individuals, families, and corporate clients. It overlaps with AGP's Personal & Physical Safety and Travel Risk pillars as a specialist provider in the broader family office security ecosystem.
• Concentric Advisors: Concentric Advisors provides independent security, intelligence, and protective advisory services to family offices, UHNW individuals, and corporate executives. It is the most directly comparable peer, offering an outsourced CSO-style fractional model with a similar advisory-led delivery approach.
• S-RM: S-RM is a global intelligence and security risk consultancy serving corporates, investors, and private clients including family offices. Its private client security advisory practice overlaps directly with AGP's outsourced CSO/CRO proposition for UHNW families.
• Crisis24 (a GardaWorld company): Crisis24 is a global risk management, security, and crisis response firm providing intelligence, executive protection, and travel risk services to corporate and private clients. Its private client and family office practice competes directly with AGP across multiple pillars.

Regional players

• International SOS: International SOS is a global medical and travel security services firm providing assistance, evacuation, and risk management to multinational and UHNW clients. It is a peer across AGP's Medical and Travel Risk pillars but operates at much larger scale and with proprietary assistance infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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