Spear’s Review

Kate Bright, founder and CEO of UMBRA, is the approachable and personable face of a team of security professionals drawn from a great variety of backgrounds, including the military, government protection, customer service, the law and finance.

Bright’s own experience in family offices and security gives her a unique perspective on the requirements of her HNW and UHNW clients. UMBRA has developed a specialism in what they call invisible security and ‘secure lifestyle’, prioritising their customers’ feelings of well-being as well as ensuring that they are never at risk physically.

Staff provision and vetting is a speciality, as is crisis management, all with family offices as the core client base.

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Adviser Profile

Kate Bright founded UMBRA International following 25-plus years operating in protective and strategic roles for UK and global ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices. UMBRA is a boutique advisory pioneering the concept of the Secure Lifestyle® – a proactive and holistic approach to managing risk through its four pillar framework, covering physical, digital, reputational and emotional security. Known as ‘The Security Private Office’, team UMBRA are drawn from elite military, intelligence and private client backgrounds, providing expert-led guidance and discreet concierge-style support to a multigenerational client base – from vetting and recruiting trusted personnel to navigating online threats.