Jessica Bates

Jessica Bates has extensive work experience in various roles related to consumer insights and research. Jessica is currently working as the Chief of Staff for National Geographic Media at National Geographic Partners. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior Director of Consumer Insights at the same company. Jessica also worked at Motivate Design, where they served as the Director of Research Practice and Senior Design Researcher. Jessica gained experience in customer insights as the Manager at Bloomingdale's. Additionally, they worked at Sony Electronics in both their Research & Innovation Center and Design Center, focusing on consumer insights and product research. Jessica also has teaching experience as a Lecturer at San Diego State University and has worked in education outreach and research coordination roles at the university. Jessica began their career as a Social Psychology Research Assistant at Chapman University.

Jessica Bates attended Chapman University from 2003 to 2008, where they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, French, and German. In 2008, they continued their education at San Diego State University, engaging in Master's Level Coursework in Anthropology until 2011.