Two founders. One unique position.
The credibility gap that every generic cyber firm faces when speaking to regulated financial businesses is closed from day one.
Gerard Ouattara
Cybersecurity leader advising IFA leadership teams where cyber exposure intersects with operational, regulatory and financial accountability.
Gerard has over 25 years of hands-on technical and advisory experience across cloud security, incident response, digital forensics and threat intelligence. He has supported organisations operating under regulatory, insurance and operational pressure, including government and law enforcement environments where clarity and accountability are critical.
He holds a postgraduate degree in Information Systems Management from London South Bank University and completed executive education in Cybersecurity for Leaders at the Indian School of Business.
At GOIA, Gerard focuses on translating cyber exposure into clear, defensible decisions for IFA leadership teams.
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy is one of the UK's most recognised IFA practitioners - overall winner of the Money Management Financial Planner of the Year and Wrap Planner of the Year. He built, ran and successfully exited Zen Wealth LLP and now leads Sustain Momentum Ltd navigating the FCA's Advice Guidance Boundary Review.
At GOIA, Patrick is strategic co-founder and IFA sector authority. When he speaks about cyber governance as a director accountability issue, his audience recognises someone who has lived the consequences - not a cybersecurity vendor reading from a script.
His deep Consumer Duty expertise, firsthand fiduciary accountability and extensive warm IFA network across London and the wider UK financial planning community give GOIA immediate, pre-built trust with the exact community it serves.
No other UK cyber advisory firm has a co-founder who has personally run an FCA-regulated IFA practice. When Patrick speaks about cyber governance as a director accountability issue, his audience recognises someone who has lived the consequences - not a vendor reading from a script.