Summary
Ben Connors is a strategic technology executive with 11+ years of experience driving profitable revenue growth and partner ecosystems as Chief Strategy Officer at Acenda and former COO at Entroyi. He specializes in identifying and executing go-to-market opportunities through alliances, channels, OEMs, and system integrators, having created partnerships that generated millions in incremental revenue across cloud, big data, and software markets. Ben combines creative strategy with hands-on execution—balancing short- and long-term objectives, technical constraints, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment—to scale businesses from startup to IPO-stage outcomes. A seasoned board member and dealmaker, he has negotiated financing, M&A, and global alliance programs at companies including TIBCO, Viador, and Oracle. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford, and quietly blends product, legal, and operational perspectives to unlock unconventional revenue paths.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
MBA Marketing Finance General Management, MBA Marketing Finance General Management at Harvard Business School
BS Mechanical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University
French, Chinese