David Bates

Based in Boston, David focuses on strategy, manufacturing, product, and operations. He was previously an investor at Morningside Ventures, one of the first and largest VC firms in China. He was also the former Chief Strategy Officer for F-Wave, a building materials technology company and Morningside portfolio company that manufactures premium synthetic roofing shingles. He helped with the company's expansion from New Zealand into the United States, and with its acquisition of Fuji Solar in Japan. David also co-founded Bode, a tech-enabled hospitality management company, with its CEO (and his brother) Philip Bates. Earlier in his career, David held positions as a research scientist at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital/Shriners Burns Hospital, University of Louisville School of Medicine, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. David holds a PhD in Chemical and Materials Engineering from the University of Auckland and a BS and MSc in Applied Biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology.