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SCAN TO ADD CONTACTTechnology leader. Entrepreneur. Father.
Ideas are the start.
Building is what
comes next.
I’m Salim Khouri, Managing Partner of zephyrcloud. For more than 25 years, I’ve helped turn complex technology into practical solutions—and ambitious businesses into companies ready to grow.
Strategy.
People. Execution.
People. Execution.
ROOTED IN THE DC REGION. WORKING ACROSS THE WORLD.
25+years connecting technology
and business
and business
50+organizations supported
through zephyrcloud
through zephyrcloud
A decadesupporting U.S. federal
government projects
government projects
01 / How I help
From a hard problem
to a clear way forward.
Whether you’re bringing a product to market, modernizing infrastructure, or preparing for growth, I bring the technical depth and operating experience to help you move.
Take it to market.
Turn technical capabilities into a clear offer: product strategy, packaging, pricing, positioning, and a compelling story customers can understand.
Product · Commercialization · Go-to-marketCreate room to grow.
Help build teams, partner ecosystems, and commercial foundations—with fractional executive leadership, strategic advice, and hands-on execution.
Leadership · Partnerships · GrowthManaging Partner, zephyrcloud
Since 2013, helping commercial, nonprofit, and government-focused organizations connect strategy to implementation.
Let’s talk about your business ↗02 / A track record of doing
Different companies.
The same drive to build.
A career at the intersection of engineering, commercial strategy, and company building. Here’s a snapshot of the work behind that experience.
KariosProduct & company building
Helping an emerging platform become a market-ready business.
As SVP of Product & Solutions, helped shape the infrastructure portfolio, pricing and licensing, competitive positioning, and go-to-market foundations. Supported sales-leadership recruitment, U.S. channel development, international partnerships, and intellectual-property initiatives. Remains an investor following his executive tenure.
GlobalgigSecure solutions & expansion
Building the team behind a premier MSSP.
As Director of Solutions Engineering / Global Solutions Architect, I helped build Globalgig’s SASE team and develop its managed security capabilities, helping establish the company as a premier managed security service provider (MSSP). Working with Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, Fortinet, and Megaport, I helped expand solutions for complex enterprise networking, cloud, and security needs.
ExpereoGlobal engineering leadership
Building a global team. Enabling fourfold growth.
As Director of Global Solutions Engineering, I built a global team developing Expereo’s technology and SD-WAN practice across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. That work helped enable the company’s growth from €50 million to €200 million in annual revenue, connecting technical innovation, enterprise customer needs, and commercial execution.
Startups to mission-focused environments
Built on real-world complexity.
Supported startups including Norseman Consulting and Universal Understanding, alongside a decade of work supporting U.S. federal projects for the VA, USDA, DOJ, DOS, and other agencies.
That experience includes VA guest wireless architecture through Norseman Consulting, agency solutions while advising AT&T Government Solutions, secure SCIF environments for the DOJ, and Apple data-center networking as an ePlus consultant.
03 / An entrepreneurial life
Building businesses.
Creating places.
My experience extends beyond technology. Owning, managing, and guiding businesses brings a practical understanding of people, operations, investment, and the work it takes to make an idea real.
Technology / Building the futurezephyrcloud
As Managing Partner, I help companies move into the future through practical AI solutions, automation, cloud modernization, and technology strategy—turning new possibilities into useful tools and stronger businesses.
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Investment / GovernanceCADO Holding
As Chairman of the Executive Board, oversee strategic direction, investment interests, governance, and long-term capital stewardship.
Hospitality / What’s nextElsewhere
A new bar and restaurant I’m in the process of opening in Virginia—the next chapter in my hospitality journey.
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Washington, DC / Previous venturesAlice DC
& Cloak & Dagger
Previously owned and managed two Washington, DC bars, pairing entrepreneurial vision with the day-to-day realities of running hospitality businesses.
Images: Elsewhere artwork · DC: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized, displayed cropped) · Cedars: Xtcrider, public domain.
04 / Strategic investor
Investing with a
long-term perspective.
Backing businesses across technology and consumer products, with an appreciation for the people, ideas, and execution behind them.
Technology & infrastructure
Karios
Investing in infrastructure innovation, following my executive work building the company’s product strategy and commercial foundations.
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Natural mineral water
Tannourine Mineral Water Company
An investment in Lebanese natural mineral water, extending my business interests across technology and consumer products.
Explore Tannourine05 / Beyond the work
A builder at work.
A dad, always.
My twins keep life full—and keep me on my toes. Being their father is the role that puts everything else in perspective.
Outside of work, you’ll find me gardening, baking, staying active, or planning the next trip. I enjoy the patience of growing something, the satisfaction of making something, and the perspective that comes from seeing somewhere new.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu was part of my life for 18 years, until I hung up my belt in 2018. It remains a meaningful chapter in a life shaped by learning, discipline, and showing up.
Father of twinsGardening & bakingFitness & exerciseTravel18 years of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Let’s build a connection
A new idea.
A shared challenge.
A conversation.
Let’s talk about where you want to go—and how I can help you get there.
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