Preparedness Matters
We operate at the intersection of fear and fact.
Kiernan Group Holdings is a practitioner-led risk, preparedness and resilience firm — built by practitioners, for practitioners, across law enforcement, intelligence, the military, risk management and emergency preparedness.
Certified Woman-Owned Small Business
WBENC / SBA certified
ASTORS Platinum Award, Best Educational Program in Homeland Security, 2017-2023
Global network: mobile, language-qualified, cleared
A message from our CEO
“Security sense is common sense — and a common responsibility.”
Dr. Kathleen L. Kiernan, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
KGH is a certified Woman-Owned Small Business built by practitioners, for practitioners — professionals with deep, earned experience across law enforcement, intelligence, the military, risk management, and emergency preparedness.
We are a company of pracademics: people whose hands-on expertise is sharpened by academic rigor and grounded in a relentless sense of mission. We are driven by common values, thoughtful partnership, and a deeply felt responsibility to make the world safer — for this generation and those that follow.
We operate at the intersection of fear and fact — a place we've navigated to after training thousands of individuals across the United States and its territories. That experience gave us a visceral understanding of the need for enhanced awareness of behavioral indicators and a prepared, resilient mindset.
What we do
Work that changes how an organization decides under pressure.
Institutional & Organizational Risk Assessments
Independent assessment of how an institution actually behaves under pressure — not a checklist audit.
02Active Threat Training
Behavioral-indicator and response training delivered to thousands of participants across the United States and its territories.
03Educational Offerings
Curriculum and instruction from the classroom to the boardroom, delivered by pracademics.
04Analytic Tradecraft & Global Fusion
Structured analysis and fusion of open, proprietary and operational information for decision makers.
Proven approach
Preparedness Without Paranoia®
A proven approach that moves individuals and organizations from confusion to clarity, from vulnerability to resilience. From the classroom to the boardroom, it replaces single-threaded tactical fixes with something more durable: education, awareness, and a platform built for long-term preparedness and informed decision-making.
How we work
Our expanding mission
Where we are putting our effort next.
AI Research
Deep, applied research at the frontier of AI risk and security.
Healthcare Resilience
Risk mitigation and resilience solutions for healthcare environments.
First, Second and Third Responders
Technical and tactical support for those on and behind the front lines.
United States Government
Support to federal departments and agencies across preparedness, training, analysis and program oversight — including work with partners across homeland security, energy, defense and emergency management.
Law Enforcement
Federal, state, local and tribal partnerships. We recognize that today's law enforcement professionals operate in an environment of heightened public accountability, and we believe that accountability makes for better policing. Work includes evaluating and implementing technology with an emphasis on privacy, data governance and community impact, and building scenario-based exercises that sharpen situational awareness and behavioral recognition.
Private Sector
Advisory and training for healthcare systems, critical infrastructure operators, corporate security functions and institutions that carry a duty of care.
Academia & Nonprofits
Collaboration with universities, foundations and national-level organizations on research, curriculum and public preparedness.
Partnerships
Performance through partnerships
KGH maintains a range of dynamic partnerships with organizations in the law enforcement, military, intelligence, academic and private sectors, domestically and internationally. These partnerships include national-level organizations as well as small, innovative companies developing new capability.
We also walk our talk. KGH proudly supports nonprofit organizations dedicated to ending breast cancer, honoring our Veterans, and fighting the devastating impact of human trafficking.
- FEMA
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- IACP
- National Police Foundation
- SHRM
- WBENC
- AWS
- Hiring Our Heroes
The pathway to preparedness is paved with education.
We are committed to that journey, every step of the way. Tell us what you are preparing for and we will tell you how we would approach it.
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