America’s original security training institution.
ESI Global is the digital evolution of Executive Security International — founded in 1975 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, training the agencies the rest of the world watches.
Our mission
Deliver world-class security training to every professional and organization that needs it — regardless of location or budget.
A word from our founder
Bob Duggan, CEO & Founder of ESI Global
By the numbers
Five decades of fieldwork
- 1975
Founded in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Former military and law-enforcement professionals establish ESI to fill a structural gap in executive protection education.
- 1980s
The EP training model takes shape
ESI formalizes the executive protection curriculum that becomes the industry standard for decades.
- 1990s–2000s
U.S. agencies rotate through ESI
Personnel from the Secret Service, State Department, FBI, DEA — plus allied foreign governments — train at ESI.
- 2010s
Fortune 500 corporate security
ESI alumni embed into corporate security leadership across more than 80 countries.
- 2026
ESI Global launches
ESI Global moves online through a production-controlled publishing and enrollment path.
What we do
Training
Published programs are drawn from the production catalog only after content and commercial approval.
Consulting
Operational security consulting for corporations, government entities, and high-net-worth individuals. ESI professionals have worked every major threat environment worldwide.
Intelligence
Open-source and human intelligence analysis for clients operating in high-risk environments, backed by ESI's global network of regional security experts.
Global reach
Language and regional availability are shown only when the corresponding production course is approved and published.
Leadership
Bob Duggan
CEO & Founder
Background in executive security and international operations. Founded ESI Global to scale elite security training worldwide through technology and multilingual content delivery. Brings decades of operational experience across protective services, intelligence, and security consulting.
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