Phil Venables

Phil is the Chief Information Security Officer of Google Cloud where he leads the risk, security, compliance, and privacy teams.

Before joining Google, he was a Partner at Goldman Sachs where he held multiple roles over a long career, initially as their first Chief Information Security Officer, a role he held for 17 years.

In subsequent roles, Phil was Chief Operational Risk Officer, an operating partner in their private equity business, and a Board Director of Goldman Sachs Bank.

Outside of Google, Phil is a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, serves on the boards of the NYU School of Engineering, the NYU Volatility and Risk Institute, the NIST ISPAB, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.