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Ben Claflin

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Analyst at Marlinspike Partners

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

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About

Analyst supporting due diligence, workflow optimization and market research. Previously an intelligence analyst at the U.S. Department of State's INR and an AI/ML Product Owner at SHI, and co-founder of the mentoring platform MentorRing.

Experience

  1. DoW Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO)Deputy Chief Data Officercurrent2026 — present
  2. MarlinspikeInvestor2025 — 2026
  3. NobleReach™️AI Scholar2025 — 2026
  4. Marque VenturesVenture Capital Fellow2025
  5. SHI International Corp.Associate Product Owner2024 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
  6. Clements Center for National SecuritySenior Undergraduate Fellow2022 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
  7. Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)Intelligence Analyst2023 — 2024
  8. MentorRingCofounder2021 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
  9. U.S. Department of StateData Analyst, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)2024Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  10. The University of Texas at AustinUT for Me Lead Ambassador2020 — 2023Austin, Texas, United States
  11. Harvey | Harvey-Cleary BuildersProject Management Intern2023Austin, Texas, United States
  12. Architekturbüro Paul BöhmArchitectural Intern2019Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Skills & more

Venture CapitalOSINTProduct ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Go-to-Market StrategyMachine LearningBusiness StrategyProject ManagementForeign PolicyOpen Source IntelligenceData AnalysisProject Estimation
+7 morePolicy AnalysisNational SecurityProduct DevelopmentCreative Problem SolvingMentoringMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Power BI

Languages English · German

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Colleagues at Marlinspike Partners

Andrew Makridis
Advisor at Marlinspike Partners
Bryan Clark
Advisor at Marlinspike Partners
Chip Walter
Partner, Managing Director at Marlinspike Partners
David Tarsa
Senior Associate at Marlinspike Partners
Ellen M. Lord
Advisor at Marlinspike Partners
Grace McGill
Senior Associate at Marlinspike Partners
Jonah M. Cave
Advisor at Marlinspike Partners
Jude Akpunku
Senior Associate at Marlinspike Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Claflin?
Analyst supporting due diligence, workflow optimization and market research. Previously an intelligence analyst at the U.S. Department of State's INR and an AI/ML Product Owner at SHI, and co-founder of the mentoring platform MentorRing.
Where does Ben Claflin work?
Ben Claflin is Analyst at Marlinspike Partners.
Where did Ben Claflin go to school?
Ben Claflin studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Science, Architectural Engineering).

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