Al Ghous

Al Ghous is the CISO-in-Residence at Notable Capital. Al brings over 25 years of security, compliance and privacy experience across different industries. Al has served as a CISO for several VC backed scale-ups and PE owned companies as well as cybersecurity leadership roles in organizations such as GE, Kaiser Permanente and Oracle. Al is also a co-founder of SVCI, a CISO investment syndicate whose mission is to drive the next wave of cybersecurity innovation by backing early-stage startups.

At Notable Al helps cybersecurity portfolio companies achieve market leadership by providing strategic guidance in key areas such as security program development, product-market fit, go-to-market strategy, and strengthening ties with the security practitioner community to gain deeper insights into their challenges and needs. Additionally, Al focuses on identifying innovative companies and visionary founders shaping the future of cybersecurity, while contributing to the firm’s due diligence process.

Al holds a B.S. in Engineering from San Jose State University and several industry credentials.