Ahmad Al-Nounou

I hold over 15 years of progressive cybersecurity consulting experience gained from working with global consulting firms. I specialize in the areas of Cybersecurity Strategy, Architecture, Governance, Risk, and Compliance. I have served private and public sector clients from a multitude of industry verticals in North America, Asia, and Africa.

At Marsh Advisory, I have developed the Cyber Strategy consulting offering to key markets in the Middle East. By managing a joint go-to-market strategy with Oliver Wyman, collaborating with our internal sales organization, and building trust-based relationships with client sponsors, I was able to successfully catalyze the growth and expansion of Marsh Advisory's portfolio of Cyber Risk Consulting services as a whole in the region.

At Accenture, I have focused on being a trusted advisor to board members, committee members, c-suite executives, and key stakeholders. In this advisory role, I have successfully helped many clients pivot towards more mature, relevant, sustainable, and highly effective cybersecurity postures to address their key cybersecurity challenges and pain points.

At Deloitte, I have successfully delivered many cybersecurity engagements varying in size, scope, complexity, and secrecy. In parallel, I supported audit teams by advising them on the reliability of client financial systems resulting in a substantial reduction in audit risk and legal liability.

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the American University of Sharjah, and throughout my career, I have solidified my experience by achieving professional designations such as the CISA, CISM, SABSA SCF, ISO27001 LA, ITIL, and COBIT.

My detailed specialties include, but are not limited to, the following services:

• Cybersecurity Strategy and Roadmap Development
• Strategic, Tactical, and Operational Reporting
• Enterprise Security Architecture Development
• Security Operating Model Development
• Security Capability Rationalization
• Metrics Development (KPIs and KRIs)
• Training & Awareness Program Development
• Policy Framework Development (Policies, Standards, Processes, Procedures)
• Cybersecurity Maturity Assessments
• Threat and Risk Assessments
• Compliance Readiness Assessments
• Third-Party Security Risk Management
• Project Management
• Client Relationship Building
• Practice and Offering Development
• Business Development and Opportunity Pursuits
• Team Leadership and Management

• Cybersecurity professional with over 15 years of progressive experience in the following areas:

̵ Cybersecurity Strategy

̵ Cybersecurity Architecture

̵ Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, Compliance

• Strong leadership, business development, project management, and people management skills.
• Acquired international client experience through servicing clients across the globe from a multitude of business sectors.
• Experience gained from leading consulting firms such as Accenture, Deloitte & Touche, & Marsh McLennan

BSc Computer Science, CISA, CISM, SABSA SCF, ISO27001 LA, ITIL, CobIT