
Strategic Risk Advisory
USVSST Fund Investigative Consulting
Global Shield Group, LLC (GSG) is dedicated to delivering comprehensive advisory solutions that safeguard client interests in an increasingly complex and evolving global environment. Built on decades of service in austere and high-threat environments, our team delivers the insight, discipline, and strategic guidance required to secure operations in an uncertain world. Utilizing advanced analytic methods and forward-thinking risk management strategies, GSG strengthens the safety, resilience, and operational continuity of client personnel, assets, and investments. In addition to strategic risk advisory services, the firm provides specialized investigative consulting and analytic support related to matters involving the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST), assisting legal professionals and stakeholders with research, intelligence and evidentiary insight.

In an era of heightened geopolitical tension, organized crime incursions, and rapidly evolving asymmetric threats—including insurgent attacks, supply chain disruptions, and potential cyber-physical convergence—CEOs and decision makers in the oil, gas, and critical mineral industries face unprecedented exposure that can erode shareholder value, halt production, endanger personnel, and trigger regulatory scrutiny.
Built on decades of service in austere and high-threat environments, our team at Global Shield Group delivers the insight, discipline, and strategic guidance required to secure operations in an uncertain world.
Working with executive leadership to deliver intelligence-led, strategic risk management and tailored Threat and Vulnerability Assessments (TVAs) for high-stakes, remote operations worldwide. We cut through complexity to deliver precise, quantifiable insights that minimize enterprise risk, protect operational continuity, safeguard critical assets and supply chains, and enable confident, data-driven decisions amid volatility—ultimately preserving long-term strategic advantage, revenue streams and reputation.
Transform potential vulnerabilities into resilient strength. Schedule a confidential executive consultation to discuss how we can align world-class security with your corporate priorities. Protect what you've built—secure your future.

Drone threats have exploded in 2025/2026—hundreds of strikes have already devastated Russian and Middle East oil refineries, erased millions of barrels of daily capacity, triggered massive fires, fuel shortages, and billions in losses.
Oil, gas, and critical minerals CEOs and decision makers face the same risk today: low-cost, autonomous drones delivering surveillance, explosives, sabotage, and swarms that bypass legacy defenses, halt production in minutes, kill personnel, cause environmental disasters, destroy shareholder value, and fracture supply chains.
Global Shield Group provides urgent, intelligence-led counter-UAS advisory: advanced detection, layered response plans, hardened defenses tailored to remote, high-stakes sites—delivering fast, actionable protection that stops threats before they strike and aligns elite aerial security with your enterprise risk strategy.
Partner now to safeguard continuity and preserve value in this rapidly intensifying threat environment.

Global Shield Group provides expert intelligence, geopolitical risk, and open-source investigative methods, and expert insights that strengthen evidentiary submissions and strategic case preparation for eligible victims seeking compensation under the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST).

Advanced medical and disaster preparedness is essential for organizations operating in complex and high-risk environments. In partnership with medical professionals experienced in training, Global Shield Group delivers specialized training incorporating Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), field triage, and response protocols for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) incidents. These programs strengthen emergency readiness and enhance the ability of personnel to respond effectively during industrial and disaster-related events.
Global Shield Group, LLC is committed to providing exceptional service and expertise to enhance safety, security, and operational effectiveness for our clients globally.
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Shield Group, LLC - Richard Sabando - brings more than three decades of distinguished experience spanning intelligence, federal law enforcement, and military operations in service to the United States and its allies. Holding a Master’s degree in Homeland Security, his career has been defined by strategic leadership, operational precision, and a steadfast commitment to ethical service in complex global environments. In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, he transitioned from federal law enforcement into the intelligence community, serving as an Intelligence Officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency supporting counterterrorism operations, geopolitical and military analysis across the Middle East and Western Hemisphere. He supported intelligence initiatives in coordination with interagency partners including the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Special Operations Division.
Throughout his career, he has provided intelligence support to senior leadership at the highest levels of government, including the Executive Office of the President, the Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. His operational experience includes deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other overseas locations supporting U.S. national security objectives. He also served within the Counter-Corruption Advisory Group in Afghanistan, working to identify and disrupt criminal patronage networks while supporting international law enforcement investigations, and later advised on counter-proliferation initiatives involving Weapons of Mass Destruction with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. A combat veteran of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, as well as subsequent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, he concluded more than two decades of service in the United States Naval Reserve. Today, he leads Global Shield Group with a mission to deliver intelligence-driven security, risk advisory, and strategic resilience solutions to organizations operating in high-risk and geopolitically complex environments.
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