Experience
- Berkeley SkyDeckHead of Business Developmentcurrent2025 — present
- Council on Foreign RelationsTerm Membercurrent2021 — present
- AI AssetHead of Business Development & CMO2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- DeloitteCorporate Innovation2023
- Emerging FounderEntrepreneur-in-Residence2022 — 2023
- Ford Motor CompanyDirector of Business Development2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Spin Inc.Director Of Business Development2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- U.S. Department of StateDiplomat - Foreign Service Officer2010 — 2015
Skills & more
Coalition Development1Local Government1Product ManagementVenture CapitalCorporate DevelopmentLean StartupSustainabilityProduct DevelopmentForeign Policy7TransportationUrban PlanningPolicy Analysis8
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Program ManagementSales OperationsSalesNew Business DevelopmentSales EnablementPartner Relationship ManagementGo-to-Market StrategyProduct InnovationStrategic PlanningNegotiationStrategyPublic SpeakingFrom Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
EECS Professor (Strategy Council) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Alec Opdyke
Business Development Manager at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Aleksander Kuczek
Ambassador, EMEA at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Allen Yang
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Executive Director, FHL Vive Center for Enhanced Reality (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Amy E. Herr, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioengineering; Faculty Director, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Anca Dragan
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences; Director, Interact Lab (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Armando Fox
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (Faculty Advisor) at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Balu Masti
Ambassador, India at UC Berkeley Skydeck
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Fong?
- Head of Business Development at UC Berkeley Skydeck
- Where does Ben Fong work?
- Ben Fong is Head of Business Development at UC Berkeley Skydeck.
- Where did Ben Fong go to school?
- Ben Fong studied at Stanford University (Bachelor’s Degree); Princeton University (Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)).
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended Princeton University776
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business755
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera CapitalAnna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Council on Foreign Relations79
Erez KalirVenture Partner at FJ LabsJosh WolfePartner and Co-Founder at Lux CapitalDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalPam TholenHead of Investor Relations at ParadigmElsabet JonesAssociate at Buckhill CapitalJoel StennettBusiness Development & Public Policy Advisor at AI Capital
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Also worked at Deloitte1,933
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesRaychel BailonVP of Finance at Felicis Ventures
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