Layth is a leading team player in the Telecom, IT and Cybersecurity industries. He received his electrical engineering B.Sc. degree in 2001 and proceeded to obtain his Telecommunications PGHP (postgraduate higher diploma) in March. Layth joined ICON in 2017 as the Mobile Solutions Manager and Information Security Consultant. During his time at ICON, Layth completed the “Managing Risk in the Information Age” course at Harvard University and successfully completed the CompTIA Security+ program.

Graduating with a Computer Engineering degree from the US, Waleed’s career kicked off at an Oil & Gas company where he worked as a systems analyst in the IT and Local Marketing department. He then joined ICON, a tech startup where he manages the Cybersecurity and IT department. During his time at the ICON, Waleed took a course at Harvard University where he became certified in "Managing Risk in the Information Age" and later received the CompTIA Security+ certification.