Bob Ayres

Bob Ayres
Born1953 (age 72–73)
San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
OccupationsEntertainment industry executive, producer, speaker coach
Years active1977–present
Known forFounder of The Other Café, Executive Producer of TEDxMarin, Director of TED Prize

Bob Ayres is an American entertainment industry executive, known among other things, as the Founder of the renowned San Francisco comedy club The Other Café, and for his involvement in San Francisco Bay Area projects such as The Other Cafe Comedy Showcase, The TED conference, "The Next Twenty Years series", and Comedic Ventures. Bob is the Licensee/Executive Producer of TEDxMarin, one of the longest-running TEDx's in the country. Bob is now a respected script development and speaker coach, having produced and worked on over 100 successful Talks for the TED Platform. His early days running his Haight-Asbury comedy club were captured in this NPR Interview.