Kristy is a seasoned tech executive (10+ years) and former Bain consultant (15+ years). Most recently head of Partnerships at Palo Alto Networks, the leading cybersecurity platform. At Palo Alto Networks, she led all global go-to-market partnerships (Resellers, Distributors, System Integrators, Hyperscalers, Telcos, MSSPs) and technical partnerships (technical integrations and go-to-market alignment). Prior to Palo Alto Networks she served as COO and Chief People Officer at New Relic, a leading Observability platform that is sold to developers and CTOs both through traditional Enterprise Sales motion as well as product-led growth. Before her move to New Relic, she was a Management Consultant at Bain & Company for over 15 years. Originally from Toronto, Canada, she has lived in San Francisco for nearly 20 years and is embarrassed to say that anything below 60 degrees Fahrenheit now feels cold to her!