Patrick Lin is currently the SVP, GM of Observability at Splunk. He joined Splunk through the acquisition of SignalFx in 2019, where he was the Chief Product Officer. Prior to SignalFx, Patrick held a variety of PM leadership roles, including VP Product Management at VMware, the pioneer in x86 virtualization software. He started his career with Bain & Company, a strategic management consulting firm, and holds an MBA from INSEAD, and MS, BS and BA degrees in Electrical Engineering and East Asian Studies from Stanford University.