Talal has been involved in Information Technology (IT) for the last 35 years in the US and primarily in the UK. He sat recently on the CompTIA (Computer Technology Industry Association) Security+ cornerstone committee. He has served as a board member of ITTA (Information Technology Training Association), Vice chairman of the advisory board of the CompTIA Technology Learning Group, and board member of CompTIA.

Through previous companies, he served as the CEO/founder of a microcomputer mail order company based in the US, the CEO/founder of an IT Training Company, an IT Security company and more recently Entegraty Ltd focusing on IT managed services, CRM,IT learning and IT solutions. His current focus is advising and consulting on IT/IT Learning company start-up, management and Marketing.

Talal became a board member of the MIT Arab Alumni Association in 2008, President of the association from 2011 to 2013, and served as a board member from 2013 to 2016. Talal received his SB in CE from MIT, MEng and PhD studies from University of California at Berkeley.