Dr. Ben Cipollini

Ben Cipollini has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and companies. In their most recent position as the Chief Technology Officer at FluentPet since June 2022, they are responsible for leading the company's technology initiatives.

Prior to FluentPet, Ben worked as a Technical Due Diligence Advisor at The Clover Group starting in November 2021. In this role, they provided comprehensive technical due diligence on product technology companies and software-enabled businesses.

From 2019 to 2021, Ben was employed at Facebook, where they held the positions of Data Science Manager and Data Science Lead. Ben was part of the Social Impact team and contributed to projects related to charitable giving and community help & learning products.

Before joining Facebook, Ben served as the Director of Data Science and Engineering Manager at Classy.org from 2016 to 2019. Ben'sresponsibilities included building and managing the company's data platform, BI, and data science teams. Ben also established partnerships with various organizations to expand the impact of the company.

Prior to that, Ben worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at UC San Diego from 2014 to 2016, where they utilized data science to study brain asymmetries and mentored undergraduate students in technical research.

In 2013, they held the position of Software Development Lead and Implementations Liaison at Learning Equality, where they led the software development effort for specific versions.

Ben's early work experience includes being a PhD candidate at UC San Diego from 2008 to 2014, a Summer Intern at Brain Corporation in 2012, and the owner of QuickOwl LLC from 2008 to 2011.

Furthermore, during their time at the University of California at San Diego from 2005 to 2010, Ben worked as a Teaching Assistant and also served as a Research Assistant from 2005 to 2007.

Ben Cipollini's education history includes:

- From 2007 to 2014, they attended UC San Diego and obtained a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science with a specialization in Anthropogeny.

- In 2003 to 2004, they attended the University of Washington, but it is not specified if they obtained a degree.

- Ben obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science from Lehigh University from 1994 to 1999.

- In 1992 to 1993, they attended Roxbury Middle School, although the degree or field of study is not mentioned.

In addition to their academic education, Ben Cipollini obtained certification as a Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®) from Scrum Alliance in January 2019.