Alain Benzaken

Having run technology teams at startups his entire career, Alain first joined SponsorUnited in October 2016 as an advisor and investor before partnering with Bob Lynch to build the SponsorUnited platform. Besides overseeing the company’s developer team, he also heads up the data operations team, which scouts and tabulates every sponsorship asset. His former roles include SVP of Technology at Buddy Media/Salesforce, Cofounder/CTO of food52 and SVP at Priceline.

An 11-time Ironman finisher, Alain competed in the 2022 World Series of Poker, and is also a marathoner and loyal Mets fan. A NY Tech Meetup founding board member and USA Doctors of World board member, he holds a BA and MS in Physics from Columbia College and Yale University, respectively.