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Austin Bates

Google Gemini Adoption for Higher Education | ex-OpenAI & Slack

United States

Career path.

  1. Google

    Manager, Gemini Adoption, Higher Education

    Dec 2025 - Present
  2. OpenAI

    GTM for Education

    Jan 2024 - Aug 2025
  3. Slack

    Education Lead

    Feb 2023 - Jan 2024
  4. Slack

    Education and Non-Profit Lead

    Oct 2020 - Feb 2023
  5. Slack

    Higher Education Lead

    Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
  6. OpenDNS

    Regional Sales Manager - SLED West

    Aug 2016 - Sep 2019
  7. OpenDNS - now a part of Cisco

    Head of Higher Education Sales

    Oct 2014 - Aug 2016
  8. OpenDNS

    Account Executive

    May 2014 - Oct 2014
  9. ClearSlide, Inc.

    Account Executive

    Mar 2013 - Apr 2014
  10. Singer Associates

    Account Executive

    Aug 2010 - Mar 2013