WhiteHawk exists for one purpose: to protect human life before harm occurs.
We combine elite military experience, advanced predictive AI-driven intelligence, and a global network of vetted Guardians to create the world's most comprehensive personal safety infrastructure — built for women, families, insurers, brands, and communities.
Our philosophy is simple:
WhiteHawk operates at the intersection of physical security, behavioural intelligence, cyber capability, and legal escalation — creating a protective system that scales across countries, industries, and platforms.
This is safety redefined.
This is global protection made personal.
Young men and women join the armed forces to serve and protect you, their friends, family and the people they love. Whitehawk OG01 harnesses the power of predictive AI technology and elite ex military veterans to make it so. The above award recognises a solution that de-escalates difficult situations and stops them before they begin.
AI-driven predictions, combined with human behavioural mapping, partner architecture, compliance, scale.
Ethical hacking, red-team simulation, and controlled adversarial testing to identify vulnerabilities in high-tech organisations where identity, location, and human safety are mission-critical — exposing weaknesses before hostile actors can exploit them.
Veteran-trained & retrained Guardians, de-escalation, tactical protocols, frontline readiness.
Digital defence, identity protection, system integrity, dark web monitoring.
Each member of the OG01 Leadership Team stands at the frontier of their field, bringing decades of lived experience, operational depth, and strategic intelligence to the WhiteHawk ecosystem — enabling predictive de-escalation before incidents escalate, and the rapid deployment of proven experts when human intervention is required.
Together, they transform risk into foresight, and response into prevention — creating a system that acts earlier, calmer, and smarter than traditional security models.
The Whitehawk OG01 Team Includes
Whitehawk OG01 leadership ensures that every WhiteHawk OG01 intervention is controlled, lawful, effective, and tactically precise — the opposite of fear-based or reactive protection.
Whitehawk OG01 is a privately owned enterprise that holds integrity as its base and has one primary goal.
Ending domestic violence.
WhiteHawk's CEO is a battle-proven operator with one of the most respected security pedigrees in the region. Former military, highest end of combat, zone protection, American SAS and Seals have been tested by Troy for competence. Troy provides elite private security, and long-time protector of high-risk, high-profile individuals.
Whitehawk's CEO leads:
Holding high level government clearance, Troy brings real-world combat and threat management experience that few possess.
And just for fun, we'll tell the truth. If there was a real life Jason Bourne — Troy Gavin is it.
Matt Kane is the founder of OG01 Business Intelligence, which enabled the creation of the OG01 Intelligence Layer allowing WhiteHawk to understand, predict, and neutralise harm before it occurs.
A CEO with proven pedigree, Matt owns multiple company groups. He started the boutique fitness movement in Australia with Barre Body Group. Matt owns one of the world's largest fitness qualification companies (link), multiple studios (link), online apps and more (link).
Through his tenure as CEO of Barre Body Group, Matt became CEO of 'Collective Hub' with Lisa Messenger of 'Messenger Group' (link). Adding this to his media network along with his connection to Vogue's Sigourney Cantello of Beauticate (link) and Rachel Sharp, owner of Grazia (link). Matt established a worldwide media network which he still retains as a part of his overall group of companies.
After retiring at 46, Matt shifted into tech, security and high end luxury goods. Recently Matt purchased an Art Gallery, in Byron Bay, curated by Teo Moribito (link). Teo, an exceptional photographer, tech guru and intellectual, was curator of the Galleries of protégé of Salvador Dali, his Father 'Pascal Moribito' (link).
Matt is considered a Patron of the Arts (link) and attributes his eventually realising the dream of working in the arts to Australia's finest artist, Nic Kain (online gallery coming soon).
To further his entrepreneurial experience Matt channelled his learnings from employing hundreds of female Pilates instructors (who often called on Matt to keep them safe), into creating a group of companies designed to end domestic violence. These companies fall under the umbrella of Orange Gorilla Group (link).
Matt believes that you only learn from 'being on the job'. Matt is now experienced in protection detail, personally trained with 'on the job learning' by Troy Gavin, Whitehawk CEO — Australia's most highly recognised Special Services and Executive Protection Specialist. Matt and Troy have worked together in multiple countries, from New Zealand to Greece, and the Middle East.
Together, Matt and Troy have protected VIPs and operated as both visible protection and covert ops. Matt has been trained by an Olympic Boxing trainer for years, one to one. Recently his training has expanded to other fields of martial arts. Matt also has real life experience in stopping volatile situations in military occupied territories. Matt is calm, collected and de-escalates first.
With a background in Criminology, Human Behaviour, Finance and scaling startups to 8 figure enterprises, Matt's history includes working behind steel door environments for global organisations.
Matt's work bridges AI, human behaviour, operational psychology, and cross-industry commercial systems — enabling Whitehawk OG01 Intelligence to scale globally with precision, visibility, and seamless integration across insurers, brands, and partners.
OG01's CEO, Matt Kane, specialises in:
Doug Lord oversees the operational infrastructure and intelligence systems that support the WhiteHawk protection network.
His work focuses on building secure digital environments, safeguarding sensitive information, and ensuring that the technical systems supporting WhiteHawk operations remain resilient, private, and reliable.
Doug's role sits at the intersection of technology, intelligence systems, and operational security — helping ensure that the WhiteHawk platform can safely coordinate information, partners, and protective responses when required.
Working closely with the leadership team, Doug helps maintain the integrity, security, and operational readiness of the WhiteHawk ecosystem.
Technical Expertise:
Doug's intelligence-led technical capability, shaped by years of deep-stack cyber work, forms the digital armour that keeps the WhiteHawk ecosystem operational, resilient, and secure.
Below are photos of a 2025 protection detail in the Greek Island of Santorini with Troy Gavin and Matt Kane.
On this trip 7 initiatives were established, the first being the winner of the CEO Excellence Award for AI Innovation in the field of personal protection.
Please email ceo@whitehawk.com.au with your requirements and we will reply with our best solution for your needs.
We look forward to keeping you safe.
Executive BriefingWhiteHawk provides strategic intelligence, advisory, and operational coordination services. All activities are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and professional standards within the jurisdictions where services are provided.
