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Phil Venables
Google Cloud CISO; security-program operating-model essays
Phil Venables serves as CISO at Google Cloud, where he oversees security strategy and risk governance. He previously held senior security roles at Goldman Sachs over nearly two decades. He is best known for his substantive long-form essays on security programme design, operating models, and the economics of risk, which have become reference material across the industry.
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Last updated
10 May 2026