Andrea Kates

Innovation Thought Leader

Andrea is an expert at corporate strategy, transformation, and innovation. She has led growth initiatives in virtually every sector, including mobility, manufacturing/energy, technology, health care, B2C consumer goods/hospitality, and financial services. She published her original research in cross-industry growth in her book Find Your Next and in her masterclass series, Get to Next. As CEO of the San Francisco SaaS software company, she pioneered the application of Lean Startup with scale-up and large companies. akates@suma.com