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Why Mark Zuckerberg’s Personal Security Costs Eclipse the Rest of Silicon Valley
And how incredibly high it costs Facebook every year to keep its CEO safe.
Fortune 500 companies are spearheaded by powerful women and men who make millions every year managing their respective multi-billion dollar companies.
The rich and powerful will always have enemies. People always will find a reason to hate. Maybe they are envious of the exorbitant amounts of money and want a piece of the pie. Maybe they don’t support the way the capital was earned. Whatever the reason, notoriety always seems to be followed by a level of resentment.
It’s hardly surprising how much money companies spend on security. After all, any great company’s biggest asset is its people, and no one is more important than a CEO.
Security costs across Silicon Valley
Personal security is not new. To name an obvious example, the President of the United States is surrounded by Secret Service 24/7. To the White House, it is worth the high monetary cost to keep the leader of the country safe — especially since any harm will be reflected upon everyone else (in this case the US population).
