Ben Finkel

Ben Finkel is the Founder and CEO of Sesh, a company focused on enhancing meeting experiences through innovative tools designed for remote work environments. He has been in this role since July 2019, based in Berkeley, California.13

Professional Background

Finkel has an extensive background in technology and entrepreneurship:

• Jelly Industries, Inc.: Co-founder and CTO (April 2013 - April 2017), where he worked on a search platform that was later acquired by Pinterest.
• Pinterest: Held multiple roles, including Head of Growth and Product (December 2017 - January 2019) and Product Manager (April 2017 - December 2017) after Pinterest acquired Jelly.
• Fluther.com: Founder and CEO (March 2006 - January 2011), a Q&A platform acquired by Twitter.
• Twitter: Worked as a Senior Software Engineer and Engineering Manager, contributing to significant user growth during his tenure.12

Education

Finkel earned a B.S. with Honors in Computer Science and Mathematics from Brown University (1999 - 2003) which laid the foundation for his career in technology.1

Personal Life

Outside of his professional pursuits, Ben is known to be a father of two and prefers using the Dvorak keyboard layout. He identifies as 'he/him'.2