Phil Venables

Phil Venables is an advisor at Valence Security and a former Google and Goldman Sachs executive. Phil has spent their career in cybersecurity, risk management, and operational resilience. Phil is a board director of Goldman Sachs Bank (USA) and a senior advisor on cybersecurity and technology risk for the firm. Phil was also the chief operational risk officer and chief information security officer (CISO) for Goldman Sachs. In their current role at Valence Security, Phil is focused on helping companies reduce cyber risks and grow their businesses.

Phil Venables' educational career includes earning an M.Sc in Computation from the University of Oxford, a B.Sc (Hons) First Class in Computer Science from the University of York, and various certifications from the Chartered Institute of Information Security, ISACA, and the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, including Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security, Certified Information Security Manager, Fellow of the British Computer Society, Chartered Scientist, and Chartered Engineer.