Benjamin Pless

Benjamin Pless is the Chief Executive Officer, Founder, and Director of Celero Systems, a company specializing in innovative medical devices, including ingestible technologies for monitoring chronic conditions. He has over 25 years of experience in the development and commercialization of implantable medical devices, having held leadership roles at companies like Ventritex, St. Jude Medical, NeuroPace, and Autonomic Technologies.

An MIT graduate with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Pless is an inventor with over 140 patents to his name. His career highlights include developing one of the first implantable cardiac defibrillators at Ventritex and leading advancements in neurostimulation technologies for epilepsy and severe headaches at NeuroPace and Autonomic Technologies, respectively. He also serves as a consultant to venture capital firms and sits on the boards of several medical device startups.123