Ben Gilbert

Greater Seattle Area, OH United States

Co-Founder at Pioneer Square Labs

Ben is a technology entrepreneur, product manager, and software developer. He is a Co-Founder of Pioneer Square Labs In Seattle. Previously, Ben ran The Garage, Microsoft's Grassroots Innovation Program, and worked on the first version of Office for iPad. He works with TechStars as an international Startup Weekend Facilitator, and was a co-founder of Madrona Venture Labs. Ben holds a Computer Science degree from The Ohio State University, is an Eagle Scout, and co-hosts the popular Acquired podcast on technology M+A. You can read a profile in The Seattle Times here: http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2023317929_microsoftgaragexml.html