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Alaa AlFaadhel

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General Manager at Confidential
📍 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alaa AlFaadhel is the Head of Program and Initiatives at the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF), where he leads international partnerships to enhance cyber resilience. With a background at the National Cybersecurity Authority and an executive education from Stanford, he specializes in cybersecurity governance and data privacy.

He is a vocal advocate for social impact within the tech space, focusing on initiatives that empower women in cybersecurity and promote child safety online. Alaa is passionate about addressing the global cybersecurity workforce shortage through diversity and inclusion, an issue he frequently speaks on.

He plays a key role in global collaborations that unite industry, academia, and government to create a safer cyberspace for everyone.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
General Manager
Job Level
Senior
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Women in Cybersecurity
He is quoted in multiple publications discussing partnerships and research aimed at empowering women's leadership in the cybersecurity sector to address the global workforce shortage.
Child Online Safety
He has spoken at events like the Saudi Human Rights Commission symposium and commented publicly on the need for united action to protect children from online threats.
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Career

Work history

12-2020
General Manager
Confidential
8-2017 - 12-2020
Senior Information Security Specialist
Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)
6-2013 - 7-2017
Integration Specialist
King Fahad Medical City
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Education
2022 - 2023
Executive Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
2019 - 2021
Master of Cybersecurity
Prince Sultan University
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