Ben Fried

Experienced Technology Executive and Venture Partner

Ben Fried, Chief Technology Officer at VaynerCommerce

Ben Fried is the Chief Technology Officer at VaynerCommerce, a growth engineering firm. He has held this position since February 2020.1

Prior to VaynerCommerce, Ben was the CEO and Founder of StackLabs, a company that spun out of VaynerCommerce to focus solely on commerce technology and software engineering.1 He was also the CEO and Founder of RealityDesign, LLC, where he worked with hundreds of clients for over 20 years creating successful websites and applications.1

Some of Ben's other notable experience includes:

Chief Technology Officer at CityMoms, Inc. (March 2016 - March 2020)1
CEO and Founder of Marklet, Inc., a tech startup and cloud service that reinvented bookmarks in 2012 and was used in more than 160 countries around the globe1
Co-Founder and CTO of HSPN Networks, LLC, a company that provided news, reviews, and how-to install videos for the automotive aftermarket industry and built out an HD streaming platform before YouTube was a household name1

Ben is passionate about improving people's quality of life through technology solutions.1 He has a strong attention to detail in building amazing technology solutions, along with inherent knowledge of the industry and ease of communication.1

Experience

Venture Partner at Rally Ventures since August 2022

CIO and NYC Site Lead at Google (May 2008 - August 2022), Managing Director at Morgan Stanley (November 1994 - May 2008), Various roles at Columbia University (September 1984 - November 1994)