Ben co-founded Run Ventures and is a General Partner in the firm. Prior to founding Run, he was a partner at Pelion Venture Partners, where he backed companies such as Cloudflare (NYSE: NET), Integral Ad Sciences (acquired by Vista Equity), and Soasta (acquired by Akamai). Earlier in his career, Ben worked as an entrepreneur and practiced law in Silicon Valley. As a Utah native he was drawn home by the winter powder. Ben considers himself a permanent student as he is always eager to learn. He holds an AB from Princeton, a JD and MBA from UC Berkeley, and an MBA from Columbia.