Tessa Lyons is VP of Product at Instagram. She previously served as Chief of Staff to Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg. Tessa began her career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, focusing on technology and media, and later worked at LeanIn.Org, a global community committed to empowering women. She currently serves on the boards of CARE, an international humanitarian organisation; the Sheryl Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation; and The Little School, an independent preschool. Tessa lives in San Francisco, USA, with her husband, their three young children, and their pets, Jasper and Cali.