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Early in his career, Bess held senior sales and marketing positions at [[NCR Corporation]], where he oversaw multinational global sales.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} Then he went on to [[AT&T]], where he was responsible for the product launches of AT&T's business and consumer internet services in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/11/23/good-morning-america-host-michael-strahan-will-be-onboard-blue-origins-next-space-flight/|title=‘Good Morning America’ Host Michael Strahan Will Be Onboard Blue Origin’s Next Space Flight|first=Carlie|last=Porterfield|website=Forbes}}</ref>
Early in his career, Bess held senior sales and marketing positions at [[NCR Corporation]], where he oversaw multinational global sales.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} Then he went on to [[AT&T]], where he was responsible for the product launches of AT&T's business and consumer internet services in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/11/23/good-morning-america-host-michael-strahan-will-be-onboard-blue-origins-next-space-flight/|title=‘Good Morning America’ Host Michael Strahan Will Be Onboard Blue Origin’s Next Space Flight|first=Carlie|last=Porterfield|website=Forbes}}</ref>


From 2002 to 2008, Bess served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and General Manager of [[Trend Micro]].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} While there, the company's worldwide revenues grew to over $1 billion annually.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} In 2008, he became president and CEO of [[Palo Alto Networks]], where he served until 2011, leading late fundraising and taking the company to its [[Initial public offering]].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} From 2011 to 2015, Bess was the COO of [[Zscaler]], a company focused on cloud-based internet security services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theorg.com/org/deep-instinct/org-chart/lane-bess|title=Lane Bess - Chairman at Deep Instinct|website=THE ORG}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2014/08/20/term-sheet-wed-august-20/|title=Term Sheet — Wednesday, August 20|website=Fortune}}</ref>
From 2002 to 2008, Bess served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and General Manager of [[Trend Micro]].<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-10-16/truefort-unveils-board-of-advisors-featuring-top-executives-from-cyber-security-financial-and-telco</ref><ref>https://www.zerofox.com/press-release/former-palo-alto-networks-ceo-lane-bess-joins-zerofox/</ref> In 2008, he became president and CEO of [[Palo Alto Networks]], where he served until 2011, leading late fundraising and taking the company to its [[Initial public offering]].<ref>https://www.crn.com/news/networking/225701537/palo-alto-eyes-ipo-distribution-as-growth-goes-viral.htm</ref><ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/truefort-adds-lane-bess-board-140100967.html</ref><ref>https://www.salientsys.com/news/two-tech-industry-titans-join-salient-systems-board-of-directors</ref> From 2011 to 2015, Bess was the COO of [[Zscaler]], a company focused on cloud-based internet security services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theorg.com/org/deep-instinct/org-chart/lane-bess|title=Lane Bess - Chairman at Deep Instinct|website=THE ORG}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2014/08/20/term-sheet-wed-august-20/|title=Term Sheet — Wednesday, August 20|website=Fortune}}</ref>


Bess serves on the boards of several companies, including [[Deep Instinct]], eSentire, TrueFort, [[ZeroFOX]], PLUM (SPAC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zerofox.com/press-release/former-palo-alto-networks-ceo-lane-bess-joins-zerofox/|title=Former Palo Alto Networks CEO Lane Bess Joins ZeroFox|website=ZeroFox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sepio.systems/leadership/lane-bess/|title=Lane Bess}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/PLMIU/company-people/executive-profile/106344972|title=PLMIU Company Profile & Executives - Plum Acquisition Corp. I - Wall Street Journal|website=www.wsj.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forbes.co/2021/03/10/emprendedores/lumu-recibe-us7-5-millones-en-ronda-con-softbank-para-su-modelo-de-ciberseguridad/|title=Lumu recibe US$7.5 millones en ronda con SoftBank para su modelo de ciberseguridad|first=José|last=Caparroso|date=March 10, 2021|website=Forbes Colombia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://truefort.com/press-release/cybersecurity-veteran-marios-damianides-joins-truefort-advisory-board/|title=Cybersecurity Veteran Marios Damianides Joins TrueFort Advisory Board • TrueFort}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/two-tech-industry-titans-join-130000292.html|title=Two Tech Industry Titans Join Salient Systems Board of Directors|website=finance.yahoo.com}}</ref>
Bess serves on the boards of several companies, including [[Deep Instinct]], eSentire, TrueFort, [[ZeroFOX]], PLUM (SPAC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zerofox.com/press-release/former-palo-alto-networks-ceo-lane-bess-joins-zerofox/|title=Former Palo Alto Networks CEO Lane Bess Joins ZeroFox|website=ZeroFox}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sepio.systems/leadership/lane-bess/|title=Lane Bess}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/PLMIU/company-people/executive-profile/106344972|title=PLMIU Company Profile & Executives - Plum Acquisition Corp. I - Wall Street Journal|website=www.wsj.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forbes.co/2021/03/10/emprendedores/lumu-recibe-us7-5-millones-en-ronda-con-softbank-para-su-modelo-de-ciberseguridad/|title=Lumu recibe US$7.5 millones en ronda con SoftBank para su modelo de ciberseguridad|first=José|last=Caparroso|date=March 10, 2021|website=Forbes Colombia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://truefort.com/press-release/cybersecurity-veteran-marios-damianides-joins-truefort-advisory-board/|title=Cybersecurity Veteran Marios Damianides Joins TrueFort Advisory Board • TrueFort}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/two-tech-industry-titans-join-130000292.html|title=Two Tech Industry Titans Join Salient Systems Board of Directors|website=finance.yahoo.com}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:58, 7 December 2021

Lane Bess
Born (1961-09-18) September 18, 1961 (age 62)
Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
Known forInvesting, Principal and Founder at Bess Ventures and Advisory
SpouseLetty Bess

Lane Bess, (born September 18, 1961) has served as principal and founder of family fund Bess Ventures and Advisory, LLC, a strategic management, investment and marketing services firm, since February 2015. He is known for his work in technology and venture capital.[1][2]

Early life and education

Bess was born in Neptune, New Jersey.[citation needed]

In 1983, Bess received a Bachelor of Science degree in Managerial Economics from Carnegie Mellon University, then went on to receive an MBA degree from University of Dayton. Bess has served as a Trustee of Carnegie Mellon University since June 2019. In the same year, Bess and his wife Letty donated $10 million to Carnegie Mellon University to endow the dean's chair for the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.[3]

Career

Early in his career, Bess held senior sales and marketing positions at NCR Corporation, where he oversaw multinational global sales.[citation needed] Then he went on to AT&T, where he was responsible for the product launches of AT&T's business and consumer internet services in the mid-1990s.[4]

From 2002 to 2008, Bess served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and General Manager of Trend Micro.[5][6] In 2008, he became president and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, where he served until 2011, leading late fundraising and taking the company to its Initial public offering.[7][8][9] From 2011 to 2015, Bess was the COO of Zscaler, a company focused on cloud-based internet security services.[10][11]

Bess serves on the boards of several companies, including Deep Instinct, eSentire, TrueFort, ZeroFOX, PLUM (SPAC).[12][13][14][15][16][17]

In March 2015, Bess founded Bess Ventures and Advisory, where he serves as founder and principal. Some well-known investments of Bess Ventures and Advisory include Arista Networks, Nutanix, ThoughtSpot, Rubrik and Zscaler.[18][19]

Space flight

On November 23, 2021, it was announced that Bess will fly into space on December 9, 2021, aboard Blue Origin NS-19.[20][21][22]

Personal life

Bess lives in Miami Beach, Florida with his wife Letty. His son Cameron Bess will fly with him to space aboard Blue Origin NS-19, making them the first parent-child pair to fly to space together.[23][24][25]

References

  1. ^ "Lane Bess and Cameron Bess Slated for Dec. 9 Blue Origin Flight". Market Realist. November 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Who is Lane Bess as passengers on Blue Origin's next flight are revealed?". November 23, 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/june/bess-family-chair.html
  4. ^ Porterfield, Carlie. "'Good Morning America' Host Michael Strahan Will Be Onboard Blue Origin's Next Space Flight". Forbes.
  5. ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-10-16/truefort-unveils-board-of-advisors-featuring-top-executives-from-cyber-security-financial-and-telco
  6. ^ https://www.zerofox.com/press-release/former-palo-alto-networks-ceo-lane-bess-joins-zerofox/
  7. ^ https://www.crn.com/news/networking/225701537/palo-alto-eyes-ipo-distribution-as-growth-goes-viral.htm
  8. ^ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/truefort-adds-lane-bess-board-140100967.html
  9. ^ https://www.salientsys.com/news/two-tech-industry-titans-join-salient-systems-board-of-directors
  10. ^ "Lane Bess - Chairman at Deep Instinct". THE ORG.
  11. ^ "Term Sheet — Wednesday, August 20". Fortune.
  12. ^ "Former Palo Alto Networks CEO Lane Bess Joins ZeroFox". ZeroFox.
  13. ^ "Lane Bess".
  14. ^ "PLMIU Company Profile & Executives - Plum Acquisition Corp. I - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com.
  15. ^ Caparroso, José (March 10, 2021). "Lumu recibe US$7.5 millones en ronda con SoftBank para su modelo de ciberseguridad". Forbes Colombia.
  16. ^ "Cybersecurity Veteran Marios Damianides Joins TrueFort Advisory Board • TrueFort".
  17. ^ "Two Tech Industry Titans Join Salient Systems Board of Directors". finance.yahoo.com.
  18. ^ "Why Lane Bess Invested in Panorays". Panorays.
  19. ^ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article256318017.html
  20. ^ "Michael Strahan to Join Next Blue Origin Space Flight" New York Times. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  21. ^ "Blue Origin sets six-person tourist trip to space for Michael Strahan, Laura Shepard Churchley and first parent-child duo".
  22. ^ Moreau, Jordan; Moreau, Jordan (November 23, 2021). "Michael Strahan Is Heading to Space Aboard Next Blue Origin Flight".
  23. ^ Archive, View Author; feed, Get author RSS (November 23, 2021). "Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch Michael Strahan, 5 others into space". {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  24. ^ Radel, Dan. "Ocean Township H.S. alum Lane Bess heading to space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin". USA TODAY.
  25. ^ Budman • •, Scott. "Venture Capitalist Lane Bess Ready for Trip Into Space".
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