Private life is only as secure as the systems behind it.
Frederick Dean is a private security advisory built for lives lived at scale. We design and reinforce the protective infrastructure behind private life by clarifying how families manage people, exposure, travel, and the operational systems that hold everything together.
Built For Operational Clarity.
Frederick Dean protects the operational systems behind private life. The people, logistics, digital tools, and estate structures that wealth depends on.
We work with advisors, family offices, and principals who face real exposure. The kind that isn’t solved by convenience, access, or a lifestyle team.
We don’t manage lifestyles. We secure them.
How We Engage.
Our engagements are structured in phases. Some households need a quick diagnostic. Others need a full system rebuild. And a few require ongoing support.
We scale to match the risk. Starting small, expanding only where needed.
01. Exposure Pulse
A fast, discreet diagnostic across five core domains: household operations, people & roles, digital systems & access, travel & routines, and property operations. Used as a low-friction entry point to surface blind spots, build trust, and determine what comes next.
02. Exposure Study
A deeper diagnostic across the family’s full operational footprint. This includes multiple properties, staff structures, routines, and systems. We conduct site visits, interview key stakeholders, and assess how the family functions day to day across locations. Ideal for families in transition, facing internal strain, or managing complexity without clear protective structure.
03. Protective Architecture
The solution phase. Based on findings from the Pulse or Study, we help families implement protective systems where they’re most needed. Clients select which domains to reinforce. We restructure roles, clarify access, coordinate vendors, reset digital systems, and build contingency planning into everyday life.
04. Protective Oversight
Ongoing, embedded leadership for households that require trusted involvement across household operations, people, digital systems, travel, and property.. We lead from within, providing quiet coordination, live access, and full visibility. Most of our work stays invisible. That’s the point.
Our Core Domains
Every private household runs on systems. These five areas are where risk tends to accumulate quietly, across routines, access, and assumptions. We don’t treat them as separate problems. We use them to surface exposure where it hides.
01. Household Operations
Many families operate on habit and trust, without formal oversight. We look at how the household moves through the week, who enters when, and where handoffs create unnecessary exposure. Most risks here are logistical, not malicious.
02. People & Roles
Trusted people don’t always operate in secure ways. We assess how staff and vendors are sourced, vetted, structured, and held accountable. That includes access, communication channels, and how trust has evolved over time.
03. Digital Exposure
We examine how the family’s devices, accounts, and networks are configured, secured, and shared. This includes account protections, social presence, and the quiet vulnerabilities that accumulate across the digital footprint.
04. Travel & Routines
Movement creates exposure. We review how the family moves through space, daily, seasonally, and internationally. That includes itinerary planning, visibility patterns, travel access and comms, and the gaps between planning and execution.
05. Property Operations
Behind wealth is a flow of logistics. We review physical access points, vendor schedules, construction or renovation risks, surveillance systems, and overlooked dependencies across active or seasonal properties.
Built By Operators. Trusted By Families.
Frederick Dean was founded by leaders in military special operations, protective intelligence, and private client advisory.
Our backgrounds include elite U.S. military units, international risk management, and years inside the private ecosystems of complex households.
We’ve protected principals, stabilized households in crisis, and rebuilt systems from the inside. Not from a slide deck.
We’re not legacy consultants. We’re not lifestyle managers. We’re operators, trained to lead where exposure lives.
Our Clients.
We are brought in quietly, almost always by referral from trusted advisors.
Most of our work is done in partnership with these advisors and, in select cases, directly with principals.
We are often engaged when something feels off, or when long-standing systems finally show strain.
Some clients know exactly where the risk is. Most do not. Until we help them see it.
Insights.
We share what we’ve seen. Not to signal expertise, but to help protect those still exposed.
Our fieldnotes, assessments, and decision tools are designed for advisors, family offices, and principals navigating complexity.
Contact Us.
Most of our work begins with a quiet introduction.
If you were referred to us, or believe your household may be facing operational risk, we invite you to get in touch discreetly.
Complete the form below, or email us securely at: secure@frederickdeangroup.com (ProtonMail)
All inquiries are handled in confidence. You’ll hear directly from a member of our team.
FAQs.
Do you only work by referral?
Most of our work begins through trusted introductions, but we do accept qualified direct inquiries. If you believe your household may be facing exposure, we’re open to a conversation.
Who do you typically work with?
We’re brought in by advisors, family offices, and legal teams. In some cases, we work directly with principals. Every engagement is discreet, scoped, and purpose-built.
Do you offer one-time audits or short-term work?
Yes. We offer tiered engagements, from fast scans to embedded oversight. Many clients begin with an Exposure Pulse or Study before expanding.
Do you replace security teams, estate managers, or family offices?
No. We integrate with existing teams. Our role is to assess, secure, and lead where complexity creates blind spots, often in partnership with other advisors.
Can you coordinate with our existing advisors or counsel?
Yes. We regularly work alongside legal, estate, digital security, and family office teams. We’re not a replacement, we’re the operational layer most firms can’t provide.
What types of risks do you usually uncover?
Exposure often hides in daily routines. We’ve surfaced everything from misaligned staff access and insecure travel patterns to digital sprawl and procedural gaps in estate operations.
How do engagements begin?
Most start with a conversation, followed by an Exposure Pulse or Study. We move at the pace of trust and expand only where needed.
What’s the difference between the engagements?
Each engagement reflects a different depth of involvement. The Pulse is a fast, low-friction diagnostic to surface risk. The Study is a deeper, site-based assessment across properties, routines, and staff. Protective Architecture is the solution phase, where we help implement systems and structure. Protective Oversight is ongoing support for families who need embedded leadership across domains.
Do you work internationally?
Yes. We operate globally and support families with homes, staff, or travel across multiple jurisdictions.
How do you protect privacy?
Discretion is foundational. We use secure communications, restrict internal access to sensitive information, and never publicize who we work with.
Are you available for emergency or urgent matters?
Yes. In cases of breakdown, exposure, or urgent transition, we can mobilize quickly for assessment and stabilization.