What Sets Us Apart From Others

Founded by Frederick H. Bealefeld III, former Chief Global Security Officer for Under Armour and Police Commissioner of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, Universal Asset Protection brings together senior executives with a wide range of experience across law enforcement, public safety, corporate security, investigations, government, crisis communications, and nonprofit leadership.

What sets our team apart is not just the positions our leaders have held, but the firsthand experience they bring to the work. These are senior executives who have built and led organizations while personally navigating complex operations, major investigations, security programs, critical incidents, and high-profile situations. They understand how strategy works in practice because they have been responsible for putting plans into action, managing the results, and making difficult decisions when the stakes were high, discretion was essential, and the margin for error was small.

Our team includes former agency directors, senior corporate executives from some of the nation’s largest brands, and leaders from law enforcement and public safety organizations. It also includes private-sector leaders with extensive experience in corporate investigations and global security operations, including responsibility for protecting an iconic retail brand. Former deputy mayors of a major U.S. city and executives who have led multimillion-dollar organizations add another dimension to the team’s experience.

That combination of executive leadership and real-world experience shapes how we work with our clients. We do more than identify risks and make recommendations. We work alongside organizations to implement practical solutions, strengthen operations and decision-making, and build approaches that can be executed and sustained. Our focus is straightforward: helping clients protect their people, assets, operations, and reputation.

To contact us, please email info@universalap.net.