Ben Ogden

Ben Ogden is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in solutions architecture and engineering across various prominent companies. Currently serving as a Member of Technical Staff at Anyscale since September 2024, Ben previously held key roles as a Staff Solutions Engineer at Pinecone and Confluent, where responsibilities included guiding customers in Kafka use cases and mentoring team members. At MongoDB, Ben was a Principal Solutions Architect and Senior Consulting Engineer, focusing on architecture for commercial and federal clients while leading MongoDB adoption efforts. As the Founder and Principal Engineer at Avazant, LLC, Ben provided bespoke software development and consulting services. Early career experience includes a Software Development Engineer position at Amazon Web Services, specializing in billing systems. Ben is enhancing professional qualifications with a Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurial Leadership and a Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University, alongside a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Certificate in Game Design from the University of Maryland Global Campus.