About
Analyst supporting due diligence, workflow optimization and market research. Former intelligence analyst at the U.S. Department of State's INR, AI/ML product owner at SHI, and co-founder of mentoring platform MentorRing.
Experience
- DoW Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO)Deputy Chief Data Officercurrent2026 — present
- MarlinspikeInvestor2025 — 2026
- NobleReach™️AI Scholar2025 — 2026
- Marque VenturesVenture Capital Fellow2025
- SHI International Corp.Associate Product Owner2024 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- Clements Center for National SecuritySenior Undergraduate Fellow2022 — 2025Austin, Texas, United States
- Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)Intelligence Analyst2023 — 2024
- MentorRingCofounder2021 — 2024Austin, Texas, United States
- U.S. Department of StateData Analyst, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)2024Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- The University of Texas at AustinUT for Me Lead Ambassador2020 — 2023Austin, Texas, United States
- Harvey | Harvey-Cleary BuildersProject Management Intern2023Austin, Texas, United States
- Architekturbüro Paul BöhmArchitectural Intern2019Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Education
- The University of Texas at AustinBachelor of Science, Architectural Engineering
Skills & more
Venture CapitalOSINTProduct ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Go-to-Market StrategyMachine LearningBusiness StrategyProject ManagementForeign PolicyOpen Source IntelligenceData AnalysisProject Estimation
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Policy AnalysisNational SecurityProduct DevelopmentCreative Problem SolvingMentoringMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Power BILanguages English · German
From Ben's professional profile.
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
- Where does Ben Claflin work?
- Ben Claflin is Analyst at Marlinspike Partners.
Same school
Also attended The University of Texas at Austin352
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Shared employers
Also worked at Marlinspike5
Also worked at U.S. Department of State124
Bijan SabetPersonal journalTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalLaurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalKristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also worked at The University of Texas at Austin68
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalDougAdvisor at Clear VenturesMonica SolizDirector, Marketing at Sapphire VenturesAndrew WilsonPartner, Legal at Lux CapitalZaz FloreaniVenture Partner at FirstMile VenturesLorenzo ThioneGeneral Partner at Gaingels
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