Benjamin Horst

Benjamin Horst has worked in a variety of roles in the technology industry, beginning in 2003 as a volunteer for OpenOffice.org. From 2008 to 2011 they held the role of Product Manager for Ecolada and Director of Product and User Experience for Push It Forward. In 2011 they were Director of Product for Institute for Integrative Nutrition and Product Lead, Front-End for Shapeways, Inc. From 2012 to 2014 they were Product and Project Manager, Engineering for Bloomberg LP. In 2015 they became a Guest Speaker at Product School, providing students with industry insights. In 2020 they were Chief Executive Officer for Sivana and in 2021 they became a Senior Product Manager for ChalkTalk.

Benjamin Horst earned a BA in Geography and Chinese from Vassar College between 1995 and 1999. Benjamin then went on to Harvard University where they earned a Master in Urban Planning with a focus in Real Estate and IT between 1999 and 2001.