Ben Parr

Ben Parr is a Co-Founder and President at Octane AI, an AI platform dedicated to enhancing relationships between ecommerce brands and customers through zero-party data. Since co-founding the company in 2016, Parr has focused on democratizing AI for entrepreneurs. Ben also serves on the Board of Directors for The Leila Janah Foundation, promoting the legacy of Giving Work. As an author, Parr published "Captivology: The Science of Capturing People's Attention," analyzing the psychology behind attention. An active investor, Parr has made early investments in startups such as Payman, Wordware, and Gumloop, and holds limited partner positions in Weekend Fund and SuperLayer. Additionally, Parr is recognized as a Developer Champion by Shopify, contributes as a keynote speaker on topics related to artificial intelligence and marketing, and graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Science in Human Culture, Political Science, and a minor in Business Institutions.