Ryan Bates

Ryan Bates has a diverse work experience in the field of sports partnerships and business development. Ryan is currently the Director of Partnerships at Elevate Sports Ventures, a role they assumed in September 2021. Prior to this position, Ryan worked at the San Francisco Giants, where they held several roles including Director of Partnerships & Business Development, Manager Partnership Sales, Senior Account Executive, and Account Executive, Partnerships. Ryan also gained valuable experience at Legends Premium Sales - San Francisco 49ers as a Sales Consultant, Dallas Cowboys as the Manager of Client Services, and Phoenix Coyotes as the Manager of Corporate Partner & Luxury Suite Services. In addition, they worked at Washington State University as an Athletic Marketing Assistant and at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as a Corporate Sales Intern. Ryan has demonstrated expertise in managing partnerships, sales, client services, marketing, and event planning.

Ryan Bates attended Squalicum High from 1998 to 2002, but it is unclear whether they obtained a degree or pursued a specific field of study during that time. Subsequently, from 2002 to 2005, they attended Washington State University, where they earned a degree in Sport Management and focused their studies on Business Administration.