Michelle Gates

Michelle Gates is Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer at CAMP4 Therapeutics. Ms. Gates is responsible for developing the people strategy aligned to the mission and vision of CAMP4. She also leads the HR function, providing key insights and expertise in building and sustaining CAMP4’s fast-growing team and culture.

Prior to joining CAMP4, Ms. Gates as Vice President of HR at Akamai Technologies. During Ms. Gates’ 16 year career at Akamai, she played a pivotal role in contributing to massive growth and global expansion of the organization, including several acquisitions. Ms. Gates was critical to the early development and continual transformation of the HR function at Akamai; where she led many company-wide programs, built centers of excellence, and hired and developed top talent. In her most recent role, as HR leader for Akamai’s Platform organization, and Enterprise Security division, Ms. Gates was instrumental in developing the enterprise security strategy, and building out the team globally. Ms. Gates is passionate about building and developing diverse and inclusive teams, and driving excellence through collaboration and ‘enterprise thinking’. Prior to Akamai, Ms. Gates held HR leadership roles at British Telecom and Teradyne.

Ms. Gates holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Spanish from Providence College and has completed courses through Wharton’s Executive Education Program.