Bill Yates

Bill Yates is a seasoned IT executive who boasts over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurial, business unit, and large corporate environments across North America and Europe. His proven track record reveals his unique ability to transform IT organizations and enable biotech entities to launch products commercially. Bill is a visionary professional with a talent for using technology to streamline business processes, build robust IT infrastructures, and deliver bottom-line measurable benefits. He is well-versed in a diverse range of technologies and has a remarkable record of success across various industries and in creating cohesive team environments. Bill has held senior positions such as Vice President of Information Technology at numerous biotechs such as Global Blood Therapeutics, Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Prothena Corporation, Affymax, Medivation, and Tercica, Inc. before its acquisition by Ipsen Pharmaceuticals. His technical proficiencies include cloud computing, SaaS, project management, vendor management, disaster recovery, CRM, enterprise resource planning, clinical systems, collaboration tools, among others. Bill is an alumnus of Trent University where he obtained a Bsc. in Computer Science and Economics. Additionally, he studied at both Cornell and Stanford Graduate School of Business.