Bessie

Bessie Rui Yang, MBA, PMP, CPA, currently serves as COO of Business Operations and Analytics at Prisma Cloud within Palo Alto Networks since June 2022 and is an Executive Member at Chief since January 2022. Prior experience includes COO of Marketing at Splunk, responsible for global marketing planning and initiatives, and Head of Program Management for Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook, where strategy and operations for advertising were led. Yang's earlier roles feature managing go-to-market strategies at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, providing technology and strategy consulting at IBM, and advising clients on operational improvements at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Additionally, Yang was instrumental in launching the Infiniti brand in China at Nissan and held an auditing position at KPMG. Academic qualifications include an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from The University of Hong Kong.