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Ben Jones

Investor

Investor at Optimism Foundation

Boston, Massachusetts

30 Under 30 2026 · Finance

Experience

  1. Optimism FoundationDirectorcurrent2022 — present
  2. Optimism PBCCo-Founder and Chief Scientist2019 — 2022
  3. Plasma GroupCo-Founder2018 — 2019
  4. Underscore VCBlockchain Associate2017 — 2018Boston, MA
  5. Quantum Diamond Technologies IncMicroscopy Instrumentation and Software Developer2016Somerville, MA
  6. InstaEDUTutor2014 — 2016

Education

  1. Northeastern UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Physics and Mathematics2014 — 2018

Skills & more

MATLAB1HTML51C++1Microsoft Office1Adobe After Effects/Photoshop1Linux1

Languages English

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Where does Ben Jones work?
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