Shawn Bates is a seasoned commercial executive with nearly 30 years of leadership and life sciences expertise, spanning the full lifecycle of product development and commercialization for Fortune 100 life science companies to agile software and service startups.
At OM1, Shawn plays a crucial role as the Chief Commercial Officer, steering the commercial strategy, sales, marketing, operations, strategic alliances, pricing, and contracting. His leadership is a catalyst for customer-centric commercial models, consecutive years of impressive growth, and a pioneering go-to-market strategy.
A distinguished graduate of The Citadel, Shawn secured a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was inducted into the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, and bestowed the honor of US Army Distinguished Military Graduate.
Shawn served in the US Army as an Intelligence Officer for nearly a decade, exited with the honorable title of Captain, and smoothly transitioned his leadership skills into the life sciences technology sector.