The company became known for numerous successful service operations in challenging environments such as Mexico, Colombia, Haiti, Iraq, Turkey and Russia. The company has performed protective operations across the full spectrum of clients ranging from Supreme Court Justices and UN Officials to actors and musicians on world tours.

Tour Protection has always maintained its core competencies in Protective Operations, Training, and Education.

Todd Fox is the founder and owner of the Close Protection Group. He is a former U.S. Marine and was assigned duties that spanned the Corps’ broad gamut, ranged from washing dishes to operating with JTF-6. His access to “B” billets offered insight into unique realms outside the military. Mr. Fox is also a former law enforcement officer. He was responsible for the creation, development and training of a regional law enforcement Special Response Team. His team participated in the protection of humans and assets during several pivotal national events. He is a graduate of multiple advanced programs at the Counterterrorism Division of FLETC. Mr. Fox is an active Use of Force and Defensive Tactics Instructor. He has been a lifelong martial artist. He holds three black belts in uniquely different arts. While in the Marine Corps, he fought in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and retired with a professional record of ten wins and two losses. Mr. Fox is a black belt American National Champion, U.S. Open Champion and Pan American Medalist in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He continues to actively train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai. Mr. Fox has authored three books on protective service operations, two book on force instruction. He continues to speak as a protective security subject matter expert (SME) at symposiums, expos, and other live events.