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About
Lane Bess is CEO of Deep Instinct and Principal and Founder of Bess Ventures and Advisory, and serves as Chairperson of the Board at Blaize Holdings Inc. He previously held roles including Chief Operating Officer of Zscaler Inc., CEO of Palo Alto Networks from 2008 to 2011, and EVP of Worldwide Sales and General Manager at Trend Micro Inc., along with earlier senior sales and marketing positions at NCR Corporation and AT&T. He holds a B.S. in Managerial Economics from Carnegie Mellon University and a master's degree from the University of Dayton.
CEO at Deep Instinct
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Deep Instinct's investors · 10
Alpha Intelligence CapitalSan FranciscoBlackRockWilmington · since 2022Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022LG Technology VenturesSanta ClaraMillennium New HorizonsSilicon ValleyMillennium Technology Value PartnersBelgradeNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2017Structural CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $50M checksUntitled InvestmentsNew York · since 2022
Co-founders at Deep Instinct
Experience
- Blaize Holdings Inc.Chairperson of the Boardcurrent2024 — present
- Deep InstinctBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Bess Ventures and AdvisoryPrincipal and Foundercurrent2015 — present
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityMember Board Of Trusteescurrent2019 — presentGreater Pittsburgh Area
- Zscaler Inc.Chief Operating Officer2011 — 2015
- Palo Alto NetworksPresident & CEO2008 — 2010
- Trend MicroExecutive Vice President2002 — 2008
- CMUInvestor1979 — 1983
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Business DevelopmentFundraisingCloud SecurityInternet SecurityCloud ComputingChannelBusiness StrategyBusiness Alliances
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lane Bess?
- Lane Bess is CEO of Deep Instinct and Principal and Founder of Bess Ventures and Advisory, and serves as Chairperson of the Board at Blaize Holdings Inc. He previously held roles including Chief Operating Officer of Zscaler Inc., CEO of Palo Alto Networks from 2008 to 2011, and EVP of Worldwide Sales and General Manager at Trend Micro Inc., along with earlier senior sales and marketing positions at NCR Corporation and AT&T. He holds a B.S. in Managerial Economics from Carnegie Mellon University and a master's degree from the University of Dayton.
- Where does Lane Bess work?
- Lane Bess is CEO at Deep Instinct.
- Where did Lane Bess go to school?
- Lane Bess studied at Carnegie Mellon University (BS, Managerial Economics); University of Dayton (MBA, MBA).
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