Anthony Bates - Chairman and CEO @ Genesys

Overview

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Primary Job Title Chairman and CEO
Primary Organization
Genesys

Location Menlo Park, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast
Gender Male
Also Known As Tony Bates

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Website genesys.com
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Anthony J. Bates is based out of Menlo Park, California and is the Chairman and CEO of Genesys. Anthony previously worked at Social Capital as a CEO, Growth. Anthony J. Bates attended the London South Bank University. Anthony J. Bates received the honorary doctorate award from London South Bank University.

Personal Investments

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Anthony Bates

invested in

Echo AI

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Seed Round - Echo AI

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
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Exits

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Anthony Bates

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exit -

Echo AI

Anthony Bates

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Echo AI

Echo AI The first generative AI-native Conversation Intelligence platform that turns customers feedback into insights.

Jobs

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Anthony Bates

is the

Chairman and CEO

Genesys

. Additionally,

Anthony Bates

has had

past jobs including

CEO, Growth

Social Capital

Genesys Chairman and CEOMay 6, 2019

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Social Capital	CEO, Growth	Jun 2014	Dec 2017
GoPro	President	2014	Dec 2016
Microsoft	Executive Vice President, Business Development & Evangelism	Jun 2013	Mar 2014
Microsoft	Talent Sourcing, Executive Vice President Business Development and Evangelism	2010	2012
Cisco	Senior Vice President & General Manager	—	Oct 4, 2010
Cisco	Various Roles	1996	Oct 2010
Cisco	Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise	—	—
Skype	CEO	Oct 4, 2010	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Anthony Bates

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

VMware

Member of the Board of Directors

eBay

, and

Member of the Board of Advisors

Vuclip

VMware Board MemberFeb 2016
eBay Member of the Board of DirectorsMar 1, 2015
Vuclip Member of the Board of Advisors
Echo AI Investor & Advisor
Bryte Advisor

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Sirius XM	Member of the Board of Directors	Sep 2013	Feb 2016
Microsoft	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
GoPro	Member of the Board of Directors	2014	—
Netskope	Board Member	—	—

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
California Software Acquired Companies	22,747
Western US Acquired Companies With More Than $1M in Revenue	3,104
Silicon Valley Acquired Companies With More Than $1M in Revenue	28,679
Private Menlo Park Companies	25,764
San Francisco Bay Area Cloud Computing Companies	17,545
Software Companies With More Than $1B in Revenue	9,260
SaaS Acquired Companies With More Than 100 Employees	30,228
West Coast SaaS Acquired Companies	69,246
Debt Collections Companies With More Than 10 Employees	5,389
Silicon Valley Acquired Companies With More Than 50 Employees	29,162

Education

Anthony Bates

studied at

London South Bank University

London South Bank University Mechanical Engineering

Events

Number of Events

Anthony Bates

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

Digital Entertainment World 2016

Feb 9, 2016

Digital Entertainment World 2016 Speaker Los Angeles, California, United States, North AmericaFeb 9, 2016
LAUNCH Festival 2015 Speaker San Francisco, California, United States, North AmericaMar 2, 2015

Recent News and Activity

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484

News•

Dec 10, 2019