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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> |
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From 2002 to 2008, Bess served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and General Manager of [[Trend Micro]]. |
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> |
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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> |
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Lane Bess | |
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Born | Neptune, New Jersey, U.S. | September 18, 1961
Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
Known for | Investing, Principal and Founder at Bess Ventures and Advisory |
Spouse | Letty 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
- ^ "Lane Bess and Cameron Bess Slated for Dec. 9 Blue Origin Flight". Market Realist. November 23, 2021.
- ^ "Who is Lane Bess as passengers on Blue Origin's next flight are revealed?". November 23, 2021.
- ^ https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/june/bess-family-chair.html
- ^ Porterfield, Carlie. "'Good Morning America' Host Michael Strahan Will Be Onboard Blue Origin's Next Space Flight". Forbes.
- ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-10-16/truefort-unveils-board-of-advisors-featuring-top-executives-from-cyber-security-financial-and-telco
- ^ https://www.zerofox.com/press-release/former-palo-alto-networks-ceo-lane-bess-joins-zerofox/
- ^ https://www.crn.com/news/networking/225701537/palo-alto-eyes-ipo-distribution-as-growth-goes-viral.htm
- ^ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/truefort-adds-lane-bess-board-140100967.html
- ^ https://www.salientsys.com/news/two-tech-industry-titans-join-salient-systems-board-of-directors
- ^ "Lane Bess - Chairman at Deep Instinct". THE ORG.
- ^ "Term Sheet — Wednesday, August 20". Fortune.
- ^ "Former Palo Alto Networks CEO Lane Bess Joins ZeroFox". ZeroFox.
- ^ "Lane Bess".
- ^ "PLMIU Company Profile & Executives - Plum Acquisition Corp. I - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com.
- ^ Caparroso, José (March 10, 2021). "Lumu recibe US$7.5 millones en ronda con SoftBank para su modelo de ciberseguridad". Forbes Colombia.
- ^ "Cybersecurity Veteran Marios Damianides Joins TrueFort Advisory Board • TrueFort".
- ^ "Two Tech Industry Titans Join Salient Systems Board of Directors". finance.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Why Lane Bess Invested in Panorays". Panorays.
- ^ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article256318017.html
- ^ "Michael Strahan to Join Next Blue Origin Space Flight" New York Times. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "Blue Origin sets six-person tourist trip to space for Michael Strahan, Laura Shepard Churchley and first parent-child duo".
- ^ Moreau, Jordan; Moreau, Jordan (November 23, 2021). "Michael Strahan Is Heading to Space Aboard Next Blue Origin Flight".
- ^ Archive, View Author; feed, Get author RSS (November 23, 2021). "Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch Michael Strahan, 5 others into space".
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has generic name (help) - ^ Radel, Dan. "Ocean Township H.S. alum Lane Bess heading to space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin". USA TODAY.
- ^ Budman • •, Scott. "Venture Capitalist Lane Bess Ready for Trip Into Space".