# Ronald Skates

> Ronald Skates is a Series B investor at State Street backing Database. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [State Street](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/state-street-corporation)
- Location: Essex, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-skates-896b29b2

Ronald Skates is a Series B investor at State Street in Essex focused on Database and Cloud Storage. Skates has been a director of the Company since 2003. He has been a private investor since 1999. From 1989 to 1999, Skates was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Data General Corporation. From 1986 to 1989, Skates held a variety of other positions at Data General Corporation. He was a partner at Price Waterhouse (nowPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) from 1976 to 1986.Currently, Skates is also on the Board of Directors of State Street Corporation, Courier Corporation and Gilbane, Inc. Skates also serves as Trustee Emeritus of Massachusetts General Hospital and as Trustee of the Massachusetts General Hospital Physicians Organization.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Database | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Storage | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Data Services | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wasabi Technologies | Wasabi provides simple, predictable and affordable hot cloud storage for businesses all over the world. It enables organizations to store and instantly access an unlimited amount of data at 1/5th the price of the competition with no complex tiers or unpredictable egress fees. Trusted by tens of thousands of customers worldwide, Wasabi has beenrecognized as one of technology’s fastest-growing and most visionary companies. Created by Carbonite co-founders and cloud storage pioneers David Friend and Jeff Flowers, Wasabi has secured nearly $275 million in funding to date and is a privately held company based in Boston. | $30M | Series B | May 28, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Ethos Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almanack-family-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Desert Angel LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/desert-angel-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forestay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forestay-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About State Street

VC Fund · Boston, United States

State Street is a financial services company that serves sophisticated institutions. State Street provides a range of financial services, including investment management, research, trading, and custodial services to institutional investors. The company is known for its role in servicing and safeguarding assets for a wide array of clients, includingmutual funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors.

5 contacts available at State Street.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bradford Hu | Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer | — |
| Marc Brown | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-brown-9 |
| Marc Brown | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-brown-8 |
| Ronald Skates | Board of Director | — |
| Adam Stuart | Vice President, SSgA Information Technology Architecture | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Ronald Skates invest in?

Ronald Skates invests primarily in Database, Cloud Storage and Cloud Computing startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ronald Skates?

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### When did Ronald Skates last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ronald Skates closed in May 2020. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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