Lane Bess

Lane Bess is the Chief Executive Officer of Deep Instinct, a cybersecurity company that applies deep learning to prevent cyber threats. He assumed this role in September 2022.13

Professional Background

Bess has over 30 years of experience in the technology and cybersecurity industry. His career highlights include:

• CEO of Palo Alto Networks from 2008 to 2011, where he led the company's late-stage fundraising and scaled it to over $200 million in revenue before its IPO.3
• Chief Operating Officer at Zscaler from 2011 to 2015.4
• Executive Vice President at Trend Micro from 2002 to 2008.4

Role at Deep Instinct

Before becoming CEO, Bess was an early investor in Deep Instinct and served as the Executive Chair of the Board.1 His appointment as CEO coincided with a $62.5 million funding round led by BlackRock.1 Under his leadership, Deep Instinct aims to:

• Refocus its go-to-market strategy on large enterprises, particularly in industries like banking.2
• Recruit sales leaders experienced in working with Fortune 500 companies.2
• Scale the company's operations and penetrate the market with its threat-prevention technology.1

Other Roles and Education

Bess is also:

• Principal and Founder of Bess Ventures and Advisory since March 2015.4
• A member of the Board of Trustees at Carnegie Mellon University since June 2019.4

He holds a degree from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied from 1979 to 1983.4

Lane Bess is known for his expertise in scaling cybersecurity companies and his focus on solving customer problems in the industry.2