Austin M. Proteau is an accomplished sales professional with extensive experience in the AI and biotech sectors, currently serving as an AI/ML Account Executive at Defined.ai since October 2024. Prior to this role, Austin worked as a Sales Executive at SOPHiA GENETICS, managing complex sales cycles for bioinformatics platforms across multiple regions. Austin also held positions at Darktrace as an Enterprise Account Executive, where responsibility included overseeing the full sales cycle for AI-powered cybersecurity solutions. Prior experience includes several roles at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, where Austin advanced from Sales Consultant to Area Manager, and participation in E. & J. Gallo Winery's Sales Leadership Development Program. Leadership capabilities were demonstrated as President of the Washington State University Interfraternity Council, focusing on academic and community initiatives. Austin earned a Bachelor of Science in Cellular Biology and Genetics from Washington State University in 2019.