Edward A. Oates (born 1946) is an American businessman. He co-founded Software Development Labs in August 1977 with
Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American business magnate and investor who is the co-founder, executive chairman, chief technology officer (CTO) and former chief executive officer (CEO) of the American computer technology ...
, and
Bob Miner. Software Development Labs later became
Oracle Corporation.
Education and early employment
Ed Oates graduated with a
BA in
mathematics from
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sy ...
in 1968, and worked at Singer, the
US Army
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Personnel Information Systems Command (PERSINSCOM) (drafted),
Ampex
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, and
Memorex
Memorex Corp. began as a computer tape producer and expanded to become both a consumer media supplier and a major IBM plug compatible peripheral supplier. It was broken up and ceased to exist after 1996 other than as a consumer electronics bran ...
before co-founding Oracle.
Audible Difference
After retiring from Oracle in 1996 Oates purchased a high-end home theater store, Audible Difference. Oates' clients included his ex-partner Larry Ellison and
Steve Jobs. In 1999 he sold Audible Difference.
Rock Your Business® LLC
In 2018 Oates co-founded Rock Your Business® LLC with Michelle Fox from Ohio to provide team building and entertainment events featuring bona fide Rock and Roll Stars to company and other organization events.
Other affiliations
Oates volunteers time on the board of directors of the
San Francisco Zoological Society and the Tower Foundation Board of San Jose State University.
Personal life
In his spare time Ed skis, builds
H0 scale model railroads and does video work for the Woodside Priory School Theater. He also plays guitar in the band Choc'd, and participated a
Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp
References
External links
1946 births
Living people
American computer businesspeople
American technology chief executives
American technology company founders
Oracle employees
San Jose State University alumni
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