Chris Bates

Chris Bates currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle IT since April 2023, bringing extensive experience from a long tenure as CEO at The Computer Hut, LLC from December 1995 to June 2024, where leadership was focused on developing a prominent SMB technology firm. Prior roles include Network Administrator at Williams & Anderson PLC and help desk support at the National Center for Toxicological Research, contributing to various IT roles early in the career, including as Electronic Resources Coordinator at the Small Business Advancement National Center. Chris Bates holds a B.B.A. in Computer Information Systems from the University of Central Arkansas, earned between 1990 and 1995.