According to impact.com, Wang is the CEO of Offensive Security, a cybersecurity training and certification company behind the OSCP certification and the open source Kali Linux operating system.
In her role on the board, they say that Wang will offer strategic financial guidance to drive the goals of the company and support its vision to transform the way businesses create and manage all types of partnerships. A Ph.D. in physics, and a background leading engineering, product and finance operations, Ning has analytical problem solving skills that she uses to lead businesses and achieve results, says the company.
“I’m honoured to contribute to the board’s efforts to help impact.com scale to the next level by developing and leveraging key data driven insights across multiple functional areas, and guiding strategic decision making,” Ning said. “I’ve followed impact.com for a long time and am impressed by how the company is truly pioneering the potential of partnerships, and I’m excited to bring my experiences and perspectives to help support the company’s strategy for its next phase of growth.”
Speaking of her career history, the company added that previously Wang was chief financial officer and chief operating officer of HackerOne, a hacker-powered security platform used by a number of technology firms and U.S. Department of Defense. She also previously served as chief technology officer, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer for four other technology and e-commerce companies including lynda.com, now owned by LinkedIn Learning, and Eucalyptus Systems Inc. Ning also previously worked at McKinsey & Company as a consultant.
“We are so pleased to welcome Ning Wang to our board. She brings a passion for transforming businesses and decades of experience navigating complex environments and leading successful organisations,” said Per Pettersen, chief strategy officer and co-founder of impact.com. “As growth through partnerships becomes more crucial than ever before, Ning deepens the board’s expertise with her leadership, winning attitude, and wealth of knowledge about how technology can create transformational growth, and further solidify impact.com’s clear market leading position.”
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