Otis Gates III

Otis Gates grew up in Roxbury and graduated from both Harvard College and HBS.

In 1968, Gates began his career in information systems with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). He became a partner in 1976, specializing in the development of financial control and operating systems in retail and banking industries.

In 1985, Gates began to develop commercial and residential real estate. His first project was Concord Place, a 55,000 square-foot historic renovation of office and retail space in downtown Framingham. Two years later he oversaw a joint venture to develop a 56-unit affordable housing development in Dorchester.