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John Chiang

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VP of Finance at Zscaler
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

John Chiang is the VP of Finance at Zscaler, leveraging expertise in scaling market-leading platforms. His career includes leadership roles at WorkWhile, AppDirect, and Salesforce, focusing on fundraising, GTM strategy, and M&A. He holds degrees from UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business and School of Information.

He has a keen interest in business and technology trends, staying informed through publications like The Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. His advanced degree in Data Science points to a passion for data-driven analysis and decision-making in his professional life.

Unique fact: While at AppDirect, he successfully raised over $200 million in equity and debt financing to fuel growth.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
VP of Finance
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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SaaS Profitability
In a recent post, he celebrated Zscaler reaching the $3 billion ARR milestone while delivering on both top-line growth and profitability.
GTM Strategy
His experience includes leading both finance and go-to-market (GTM) strategy at WorkWhile, showing his interest in aligning financial goals with market execution.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
VP of Finance
Zscaler
5-2022 - 3-2025
Head of Finance & GTM Operations
WorkWhile
8-2019 - 4-2022
Head of Strategic Finance & Business Operations
AppDirect
11-2011 - 8-2019
Director, Finance & Strategy
Salesforce
10-2009 - 11-2011
Transaction Advisory Services
Ernst & Young
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Education
Business Administration
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Master of Information & Data Science
UC Berkeley School of Information
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