Michael Yip is a highly experienced technology executive with over 15 years of success in building products, organizations, and leading large-scale global teams. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Systems Engineering from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from The Ohio State University. Yip's areas of expertise include Technology Leadership, Cybersecurity, Process Improvement, Global & Remote Teams, SaaS & Cloud Product Development, Open Source, International Operations, Product Design & Development, Team Leadership & Development, Organization Design, P&L / Budget Ownership, and Agile & Scrum Methodologies.

Yip's career highlights include leading 200+ person teams across the US, Europe, and Asia, launching Agile methodologies, reducing development costs by 40%, and realizing savings of over $100M. Additionally, he oversaw the development of quality control programs that reduced defects by 40% and deferred defects by 60%. Yip is a Certified Scrum Master & Product Owner, a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and a member of the Cloud Standards Customer Council Member.

Currently, Yip serves as the Senior Director of Software Engineering and Product Development at Forcepoint, having previously held senior positions at Juniper Networks, EMC, and Alcatel-Lucent. His primary goal is to help organizations drive innovation while remaining agile enough to provide the most value at the highest quality for customers and partners, by ingraining the leanest, most effective and transparent operating model into company culture and DNA.