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About
Lester Ang is Senior Director for Asia Pacific and Japan at Zscaler. He has led strategy development and execution teams across technology businesses ranging from $100M to $4+ billion in annual sales, with prior experience at Monitor Deloitte and Cisco in general management and operational roles across US and APAC markets.
Experience
- ZscalerSenior Director, Asia Pacific & Japancurrent2024 — presentSingapore
- SecurityScorecardWW Vice President, Global Revenue Operations, Strategy2023 — 2024Greater Boston
- CiscoGlobal Director, WW Head of Sales Strategy & Revenue Operations2019 — 2023Greater Boston
- Stealth StartupCOO2023
- Monitor DeloitteSenior Consultant / Team Leader2016 — 2019Singapore, ASEAN
- Harvard UniversityTeaching Fellow2016
- Asia, US organizations, Harvard Belfer CenterConsultant2014 — 2016APAC, North America
- UNIDOCountry Strategy Consultant2015
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs SingaporeBusiness Researcher2014Singapore, Singapore
- Redox Chemical Singapore & SEAPSales, BD, Operations2009 — 2014Singapore
- Chicago Jazz PhilharmonicMetcalf Fellow2013Greater Chicago Area
- Public Affairs CouncilGlobal Programs2011Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)Operations2007 — 2009
- Oon & Bazul LLPParalegal2007
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)Pricing StrategySales PlanningMarket EntryCompensation PlanningBoard DevelopmentCorporate CommunicationsBusiness TransformationOperational ImprovementProgram ManagementStrategic ThinkingCreative Problem Solving
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Business PlanningHeadcount ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipResearchEconomicsPolicy AnalysisPublic PolicyTeachingConflict ResolutionPublic SpeakingStrategyLeadershipLanguages Chinese · English
- Applied Agentic AI for Organizational Transformation — MIT Professional Education
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals — Microsoft
- Generative AI Fundamentals — Google
- ICP-ACC: Certified Professional in Agile Coaching — ICAgile
- ITIL4 Foundation — PeopleCert
- Certified Meraki Networking Associate (Cloud Experiences Technical Certification) — Cisco
- Google Cloud Digital Leader — Google
- Certificate in Management, Leadership and Decision-Making — Harvard Kennedy School
- Certificate in Negotiation & Analysis — Northwestern University
- Certificate in Strategic Finance — Harvard Business School
From Lester's professional profile.
Colleagues at Nexus for Development
Ben Jeffreys
Board Director at Nexus for Development
Chanvibol Meng
Technical Services Manager at Nexus for Development
Esther Rohena
Head of Carbon Finance at Nexus for Development
Jochen Nimtschek
Board Director at Nexus for Development
Josh Arnett
Head of Impact Investment at Nexus for Development
Laura Alsenas
Executive Director at Nexus for Development
Michelle Lowery
Head of Marketing at Nexus for Development
Mike Cipresso
Board Chair at Nexus for Development
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lester Ang?
- Lester Ang is Senior Director for Asia Pacific and Japan at Zscaler. He has led strategy development and execution teams across technology businesses ranging from $100M to $4+ billion in annual sales, with prior experience at Monitor Deloitte and Cisco in general management and operational roles across US and APAC markets.
- Where does Lester Ang work?
- Lester Ang is Board Director at Nexus for Development.
- Where did Lester Ang go to school?
- Lester Ang studied at Harvard University (Master of Public Policy (MPP), Management & Decision Sciences); University of Chicago (BA, International Studies); Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Orchestral Conducting & Leadership).
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Also attended University of Chicago529
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Clay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalRolanda FuInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture Partners
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Also attended Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts1
Shared employers
Also worked at Cisco535
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Also worked at Monitor Deloitte129
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Also worked at Harvard University423
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Also worked at UNIDO10
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