About

Ben Bernhard is a highly accomplished Head of Product, Design, and Engineering at NEWNESS, a Series A venture-backed startup with funding led by Sequoia. With over 27 years of relevant experience in the industry, he is a proven technologist with a track record of defining new product efforts, forming project teams, and leading products to successful launch. Ben's expertise spans all phases of product development, including team formation, leadership of teams from 0 to 80 contributors, strategy development, requirements discovery, competitor analysis, partner development, roadmap planning, product design, and the selection and application of appropriate engineering and business processes. He is highly skilled in engineering management, distributed systems, scalability, SAAS, product design, product management, competitor analysis, consumer social, direct-to-consumer, business-to-business, consumer subscription services, travel, and healthcare. Ben has a successful track record of managing distributed and diverse product teams that include engineering, QA, and Product Management. He is customer-focused and results-driven, which has helped him achieve success in his career. Prior to joining NEWNESS, Ben worked as the Senior Director of Engineering at TripAdvisor Plus and Dataxu. He has a Bachelor's degree in Business and Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master's degree in Computer Science from Indiana University. Ben's tech stack includes product manager, product designer, Senior Software Engineer, and QA. He is a highly motivated and dedicated professional who is always looking for new challenges to further his career.