Isaac Bess

Isaac Bess joined the Refugees International board in 2026. He is the Managing Director of Product Partnerships at TikTok, leading Business Development, Strategy, and Operations across Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Trust & Safety, and Technology to drive adoption, usage, retention, brand lift, and product excellence across TikTok and ByteDance’s portfolio.

Prior to TikTok, Bess spent 15 years in the music business as a journalist, record label executive and digital distributor, in addition to strategic partnerships on YouTube‘s Business Development team. He holds a BA from Cornell University, MBAs from UCLA and National University of Singapore, and resides in Los Angeles, California.