Adam Bates

Adam Bates has a diverse range of work experience in product management and leadership roles. Currently, they are the Chief Product Officer at Dataminr starting from October 2021. Prior to that, they worked at FreshBooks from 2018 to 2021, where they held the positions of Senior Vice President Product Management and Vice President Product Management. From 2016 to 2018, Adam was the Head of Product Management and User Experience - Consumables Innovation at Amazon, where they led a team in developing customer experience innovations. Adam also served as an Advisor for Product Strategy at MEMO™ from 2015 to 2017. Adam's earlier experience includes roles such as Senior Product Manager and Innovation Practice Lead at Paychex and Effective Inc. respectively. Adam was also part of the startup team at Topspin Media, leading platform development from 2007 to 2011. Before that, they worked as a Senior Ecommerce Systems Architect at Musicmatch, Inc. and as a Management and Technology Consultant at Cellexchange. Adam has a strong background in UX strategy, research, design, and implementation, and has collaborated with various organizations to drive growth and create better customer experiences.

Adam Bates has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Colorado Boulder, which they obtained before the year 2000. After that, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Competitive and Organizational Strategy and Finance at the University of Rochester - Simon Graduate School of Business, completing their studies in 2007.