Defensive Strategies Investigative Group is a boutique investigative and executive risk advisory firm supporting attorneys, corporations, and private clients throughout North Carolina, nationally, and internationally. The firm focuses on complex investigations and executive risk matters requiring discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment. Our work often involves situations where legal, financial, or reputational interests are at stake. Clients engage our firm when they require careful investigative work and clear, defensible documentation. Our Approach Defensive Strategies operates intentionally as a small, senior-level firm. This structure allows us to provide highly personalized service while maintaining strict confidentiality and professional standards. Our investigative methodology emphasizes:
Leadership Ben Whitehurst Founder & President Ben Whitehurst is a licensed private investigator and executive security professional with extensive experience supporting corporate executives, legal teams, and private clients in complex investigative and security matters. In addition to founding Defensive Strategies Investigative Group, Ben serves as a Global Security Director for a Fortune 100 organization, where he oversees executive protection operations, corporate investigations, and global security strategy. His background combines law enforcement investigative experience with corporate security leadership, allowing the firm to bridge traditional investigative work with modern executive risk management.
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