Ben Casnocha is a seasoned entrepreneur, author, executive, and venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley. He is a co-founder and partner at Village Global, an early-stage venture capital firm that boasts of a solid backing by some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates. Prior to this, Casnocha co-founded the New Anchor Foundation, a philanthropic organization, and worked as an author at Harvard Business School Publishing.

Casnocha is best known for his contribution to literary works on career strategy and management, including the New York Times bestseller, The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career, co-authored with Reid Hoffman. He has also authored a management book, The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age, with Hoffman and Chris Yeh. With over a million words written on topics ranging from politics to spirituality on his personal blog, Casnocha's interests extend beyond entrepreneurship and venture capital.

Having been an entrepreneur his entire life, Casnocha has founded and scaled several successful businesses, including an e-government SaaS company and an online education business. He is also passionate about travel, scuba diving, and meditation.