$100 Million CFO Puts a Price on Executive Security

Companies are pouring more money into private jets, personal drivers, home surveillance and cyber defenses to protect senior leaders. But few can say exactly how much risk that spending removes. Between 2023 and 2024, for example, Intel Corporation expanded its security spending by over 8,000%, from $3,000 to around $250,000; while Lockheed Martin Corporation increased its security spending by 798%, with the company’s 2025 proxy statement disclosing that $1,194,805 of CEO compensation is allocat