Ben Bates serves as the Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Operations at The Knot Worldwide, responsible for strategy, development and business operations across the company’s portfolio of wedding brands in 14 international markets.
Prior to joining The Knot Worldwide, Ben spent 14 years at Booking.com where he served in a variety of regional leadership roles across both EMEA, North America and Latin America, working in the most critical and fastest growing regions for the business and reinforcing Booking.com’s position as one of the world’s leading digital travel companies.
Ben often guest lectures and mentors in university and business programs and is also passionate about supporting the start-up communities in both New York and London by coaching new entrepreneurs. While not at work or volunteering his time, Ben can be found enjoying time with his wife and two children.