Gavin de Becker and Associates (GDBA) is a security and consulting firm that offers personal protection detail services to individuals and businesses.
Clients reportedly include the Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and "the 90 most prominent families in the world".
[13] Kennedy posted on X: “I’m very grateful that alert and fast-acting protectors from Gavin de Becker and Associates (GDBA) spotted and detained an armed man who attempted to approach me at my Hispanic Heritage speech at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles tonight.”[14] The following month, protectors from de Becker’s firm arrested an intruder at Kennedy’s Los Angeles home.
The two incidents made national news and led to calls for presidential candidate Kennedy to be granted United States Secret Service protection.
[15][16] Gavin de Becker and Associates opened the Private Suite at the Los Angeles International Airport on May 15, 2017, which is described by The Wall Street Journal as "a remote terminal for VIPs, celebrities, CEOs", and anyone willing to pay for privacy.