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Matt Ghafouri

@mattghafouri

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Results-driven cybersecurity consultant blending technical sales, risk management, and compliance.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles combining cybersecurity, compliance, and technical sales where I can protect enterprise risk, drive secure revenue growth, and scale security programs.

I am a results-driven cybersecurity consultant with over seven years in legal and security consulting and five years in sales and business development. I combine a legal background—MBA, Master’s in Criminal Law, and Bachelor’s in Law—with hands-on cybersecurity certifications to advise on regulatory compliance, fraud prevention, and enterprise risk.

My career includes managing multimillion-dollar sales pipelines, driving 35%+ year-over-year revenue growth, and consistently exceeding quotas (120%+). I have implemented CRM optimizations and sales strategies that shortened sales cycles and improved lead-to-sale conversion rates across multiple roles.

On the technical side, I have delivered IAM and Zero Trust initiatives, led compliance efforts aligned to GDPR, ISO 27001, and NIST, and developed Python-based security automation that reduced threat detection time by 40%. I have also implemented fraud-detection protocols that cut fraudulent applications and chargebacks by 20% and prevented $200K+ in high-risk transactions annually.

I am client-focused and collaborative, partnering with lenders, financial institutions, and IT teams to balance compliance, risk mitigation, and revenue growth. I aim to help organizations strengthen security posture while enabling scalable, secure business outcomes.