![]() ![]() He worked on the strategy and operation for the Internet MCI IP backbone.īates joined Cisco in 1996. In 1994, he moved to Virginia, which at the time was considered the nexus of the Internet. He left the University of London Computer Centre in 1992 to work in Amsterdam on a Réseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne (RARE)-funded project as part of the RIPE NCC, an organization responsible for establishing the Europe IP registry and a number of operational standards for European networking. academic network JANET from the academic Coloured Book protocols to TCP/IP, helping to create the JANET IP Service (JIPS). Bates was fortunate to be involved in the early days of the Internet running the Arpanet gateways between the U.S. He capitalized on this commute time by teaching himself the C programming language and by learning UNIX through DEC manuals. During his time at the university, his commute was one hour by train each way. īates’ first job was at the University of London as a network operator in the computer center where he worked from 1986 to 1992. At 19, he dropped out of his mechanical engineering program at South Bank Polytechnic. ![]() Like many Silicon Valley CEOs before him, he never finished university. He came from humble beginnings, raised in Teddington by his hairdresser mother and stepfather who worked as a builder. On Bates was appointed to CEO of Genesys.īates was born in 1967 in West London. He published a number of IETF RFCs and holds a number of patents. He first applied his experience to large-scale consumer products and services following Cisco's acquisition of the Scientific Atlanta set-top box business, and subsequently as Chief Executive Officer of Skype Technologies. As of August 2018, he serves on the boards of eBay and VMware. In the past, he has served on the boards of YouTube, TokBox, BubbleMotion, LoveFilm, SiriusXM, GoPro. Previously, he held a number of technology based business roles including the former president of GoPro, and the former executive vice president of Microsoft responsible for business development, strategy and evangelism and former CEO of Skype.īates, a university dropout, began his career in network operations and internet infrastructure. ![]() Bates is the former CEO of Growth at Social Capital. Bates (born 29 April 1967) is a British born business leader and on he was appointed to CEO of Genesys. ![]()
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