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Deep Instinct Appoints Lane Bess as CEO
September 2022 by Marc Jacob
Deep Instinct announced that Lane Bess, former Palo Alto Networks CEO and Zscaler COO, is taking over as CEO, effective immediately. As an early investor and then Executive Chair of Deep Instinct’s Board, Bess has intimate knowledge of the company’s mission, innovation strategy, and ongoing operations. Under his leadership, Deep Instinct closed $62.5 million in new financing led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, alongside other existing investors, including Chrysalis Investments, Millennium, and Unbound. The latest investment will accelerate the growth of Deep Instinct as the company further penetrates the market with its disruptive threat-prevention technology.
Bess has more than 35 years of experience in cybersecurity and technology with a proven track record of leading rapidly growing cybersecurity companies. He was formerly CEO of Palo Alto Networks for several years before its IPO. After that, he took on the role as COO of Zscaler where he partnered with founder Jay Chaudhry to lead the rapid scaling of the company up until its successful IPO.
As part of this leadership change, Guy Caspi, Deep Instinct’s co-founder and former CEO succeeds Lane Bess as Board Chair and is now the company’s Chief Product Officer.
