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Aparna Bawa is a corporate executive and board director who serves as a Director at Palo Alto Networks, Inc. and as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Secretary, and General Counsel at Zoom Video Communications, Inc.[[1]](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/company/press/2021/palo-alto-networks-appoints-aparna-bawa-to-its-board-of-directors)[[2]](https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/APARNA-BAWA-A1NTED/)[[6]](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/about-us/management). She joined the Palo Alto Networks board in May 2021, bringing extensive operational, financial, and legal expertise to the cybersecurity company’s governance and strategy.[[1]](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/company/press/2021/palo-alto-networks-appoints-aparna-bawa-to-its-board-of-directors)[[5]](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327567/000119312521162161/d491855dex991.htm)[[6]](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/about-us/management) As an independent director, she has reported multiple insider equity transactions in Palo Alto Networks stock, including sales through The Bawa Family Trust, reflecting her ongoing status as a corporate insider at the firm.[[4]](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/PANW/form-4-palo-alto-networks-inc-insider-trading-activity-e3cc6c222102.html)[[7]](https://investors.paloaltonetworks.com/static-files/6d310385-bb47-4254-98ff-29c180941b29)[[8]](https://www.erieri.com/executive/salary/aparna-bawa-9w0d)
Bawa’s career spans senior leadership roles across high‑growth technology companies. At Zoom, she has held titles including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Secretary, and interim Chief Legal Officer, overseeing areas such as people experience, government relations, security, privacy, compliance, trust and safety, and legal functions.[[1]](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/company/press/2021/palo-alto-networks-appoints-aparna-bawa-to-its-board-of-directors)[[2]](https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/APARNA-BAWA-A1NTED/)[[6]](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/about-us/management) Previously, she served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Magento (X.commerce) until its acquisition by Adobe, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Nimble Storage (acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise), and led legal and corporate development at Inphi Corp.[[1]](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/company/press/2021/palo-alto-networks-appoints-aparna-bawa-to-its-board-of-directors)[[2]](https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/APARNA-BAWA-A1NTED/) Earlier in her career, she worked as an investment banker in technology investment banking at Lehman Brothers and Deutsche Bank, and practiced as a corporate and securities attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.[[1]](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/company/press/2021/palo-alto-networks-appoints-aparna-bawa-to-its-board-of-directors)[[2]](https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/APARNA-BAWA-A1NTED/) Bawa holds a B.Sc. in accounting from Marquette University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.[[1]](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/company/press/2021/palo-alto-networks-appoints-aparna-bawa-to-its-board-of-directors)[[2]](https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/APARNA-BAWA-A1NTED/)
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