Phil Venables, former CISO of Google Cloud, has joined cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm Ballistic Ventures as a Venture Partner.
Venables has served as CISO and security executive across several large organizations, including Google Cloud, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank.
Venables helped found the Center for Internet Security (CIS) and served on its board from 2014 until 2020, and he currently serves on multiple boards and committees, including for MITRE’s Science and Technology Advisory Committee, HackerOne, Interos, Veza, and he is Strategic Security Advisor at Google Cloud. He has also co-chaired the board of Sheltered Harbor, which protects the financial system if a catastrophic event such as a cyberattack causes critical systems to fail.
“After being a CISO for 30 years across some of the world’s largest organizations, I’m excited to take on a new challenge that allows me to help shape the future of cybersecurity in a different way,” said Venables. “Ballistic’s exceptional team and dedicated focus on shaping and scaling the next generation of cybersecurity solutions align deeply with my passion for fostering security innovation and resilience across industries. I look forward to working alongside founders and teams tackling the most pressing security challenges of our time.”
Venables joined SecurityWeek’s 2024 Cloud Security Summit for a fireside chat, which can be listed to below.