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Ben Burley

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COO & Founder at VistaPath Biosystems

New York, New York, United States

FoundedVistaPath Biosystems

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Ben: together at Tabor Academy

About

Ben Burley is Director of Integration at Hickory and a former venture-backed founder. His experience includes bringing technical products to market and building organizations from inception through commercial launch, spanning product development, compliance, legal, and business operations. He has worked in the health tech, renewables, and aerospace sectors, with a background in product design, engineering, compliance, and manufacturing.

COO & Founder at VistaPath Biosystems

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VistaPath Biosystems's investors · 7

Cota CapitalSan FranciscoFirst Star VenturesCambridge · $100K – $1M checksMoxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checksNextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksSpero VenturesBurlingame · $2M – $4M checksValuestream VenturesMiami · $250K – $10M checks

Co-founders at VistaPath Biosystems

TSTimothy Spong
Timothy SpongCEO & Founder
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Burley BenjaminExecutive Officer, Director
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Spong TimothyExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. HickoryDirector of Integrationcurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
  2. 10XBeta Venture StudioVenture Studio Director2024 — 2025Brooklyn, NY
  3. VistaPath BiosystemsCOO, Co-founder2017 — 2024Cambridge, MA
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Fellow, System Design and Management2015 — 2017Cambridge, MA
  5. Vertex PharmaceuticalsCo Op, Corporate Finance2016 — 2017Greater Boston Area
  6. Cuming Microwave CorporationTechnical Operations Manager2014 — 2015Avon, MA
  7. Cuming Microwave CorporationManufacturing Engineer2012 — 2014Avon, MA
  8. TPI Composites, Inc.Design Engineer2011 — 2012Warren, RI
  9. Composite Energy TechnologiesProject Manager and Process Engineer2010 — 2011
  10. Gunboat YachtsProject Manager and Lead Designer2008 — 2010
  11. Goetz Custom BoatsDesign Engineer2006 — 2008
  12. Mt Hope BoatworksCraftsman2003 — 2005
  13. Columbia University Medical CenterResearcher / Lab management2001 — 2002
  14. Exelixis IncResearch Scientist1999 — 2001

Skills & more

AutoCAD3Solidworks2Machine Tools6Financial EducationCommunicationBudgetingStakeholder ManagementStrategic InitiativesEntrepreneurshipOperationsRegulatory ComplianceData
+12 moreBusiness StrategyOperations ManagementProduct DevelopmentCorporate FinanceManufacturingProcess EngineeringCompositesMaterialsNegotiationProject ManagementProduct ManagementTeam Leadership

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Who is Ben Burley?
Ben Burley is Director of Integration at Hickory and a former venture-backed founder. His experience includes bringing technical products to market and building organizations from inception through commercial launch, spanning product development, compliance, legal, and business operations. He has worked in the health tech, renewables, and aerospace sectors, with a background in product design, engineering, compliance, and manufacturing.
Where does Ben Burley work?
Ben Burley is COO & Founder of VistaPath Biosystems.
What companies did Ben Burley found?
Ben Burley founded VistaPath Biosystems.
Where did Ben Burley go to school?
Ben Burley studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (M.S. System Design and Management Program, M.S. in Engineering and Management); Reed College (BA, Molecular Biology); Tabor Academy (HS diploma).

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