Ben Gigone

Ben Gigone has a diverse work experience in various industries. Ben currently holds the position of Co-Founder & CTO at Chexy, a company they helped establish in 2022. Prior to this, Ben founded Bridge Textbooks in 2020 and served as the Founder until February 2022. Before venturing into entrepreneurship, they worked at Sapling Robotics as the CEO and Co-Founder from September 2017 to August 2018.

In terms of their academic background, Ben worked as an Experimental Combustion Scientist and Teaching Assistant at the University of Toronto from September 2016 to May 2018. Ben also held similar positions at the University at Buffalo, serving as an Undergraduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant from September 2015 to May 2016. Ben's experiences in academia likely contribute to their expertise and abilities in their current roles in the tech industry.

Ben Gigone completed their Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at the University of Toronto from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, they pursued a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the University at Buffalo from 2012 to 2016. In addition to their academic degrees, Ben also obtained a Nanodegree in Machine Learning from Udacity in 2016-2017. Ben has further certifications, including a Google Project Management Certificate obtained from Coursera in October 2022 and Mutual Fund License and Life Insurance License obtained from Primerica in 2015.