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Ben Kirshner

Investor

Investor at The March Group

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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1,458 people in our graph share verified history with Ben — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Ben Kirshner is a Partner at IL Ventures (ILVP Fund LP) and serves on the boards of several startups. He previously held the role of SVP Strategy, Innovation & Resources at Adama, a crop protection company, and is a Brigadier General (Res.) who commanded the IDF's Unit 8200. Kirshner's background includes strategic planning, business development, digitalization, and innovation management, and he is a recipient of the Israel Defense Award.

Experience

  1. The March GroupFellowcurrent2025 — present
  2. Lipman Family FarmsSales and Data Strategy Managercurrent2024 — present
  3. meati™Supply Chain and Data Strategy MBA Intern2023Boulder, Colorado, United States
  4. Civis AnalyticsDirector, Data Solutions2021 — 2022
  5. Civis AnalyticsApplied Data Science Lead2019 — 2021Washington D.C. Metro Area
  6. Civis AnalyticsSenior Applied Data Scientist2018 — 2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
  7. Civis AnalyticsApplied Data Scientist2017 — 2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
  8. POLITICOData Analyst2016 — 2017Washington D.C. Metro Area
  9. Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford UniversityResearch and Teaching Assistant2015 — 2016Stanford, CA
  10. Stanford Institute of Wilderness MedicineInstructor2013 — 2016
  11. U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional Intern with Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III2015Washington, D.C.
  12. Stanford Outdoor EducationStudent Manager2013 — 2015Stanford, CA
  13. Stanford Outdoor EducationLab Assistant2012 — 2014
  14. Camp WinnebagoSailing and Bunk Counselor, Section Leader, Head of Waterfront2012 — 2014Fayette, ME
  15. Leland Stanford Junior University Marching BandTreasurer2012 — 2013

Skills & more

Microsoft Word1Microsoft Excel1PowerPoint2C++1Java1Matlab2PythonSQLTeaching2Leadership Development2Customer Service1Research3
+10 moreTechnical WritingPolicy AnalysisOptimizationModelingData AnalyticsQuantitative Risk AnalysisLeadershipManagementPublic SpeakingOrganization Skills

Languages English · Japanese · Xhosa

  • Wilderness First Responder — NOLS Wilderness Medicine

From Ben's professional profile.

Colleagues at The March Group

Adam Hanft
Operating Partner at Shine Capital
Adam Hanft
Investor at The March Group
Boo Lau
Investor at The March Group
Christopher Lai
Founding Managing Partner at The March Group
David Crean
Investor at The March Group
Dennis Wong
Investor at The March Group
Erica Pattni
Investor at The March Group
Harold Schmitz
Founding Partner at The March Group

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ben Kirshner?
Ben Kirshner is a Partner at IL Ventures (ILVP Fund LP) and serves on the boards of several startups. He previously held the role of SVP Strategy, Innovation & Resources at Adama, a crop protection company, and is a Brigadier General (Res.) who commanded the IDF's Unit 8200. Kirshner's background includes strategic planning, business development, digitalization, and innovation management, and he is a recipient of the Israel Defense Award.
Where does Ben Kirshner work?
Ben Kirshner is at The March Group.
Where did Ben Kirshner go to school?
Ben Kirshner studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Stanford University (Master of Science (MS), Management Science and Engineering); Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aeronautics and Astronautics).

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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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Shared employers

Also worked at meati™4

Joshua PosamentierManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesVictoria BeasleyPartner at Gigascale CapitalDennis WongInvestor at The March GroupTyler HugginsFounder at Meati Foods

Also worked at Civis Analytics6

Cameron ClarkePartner at Drive CapitalWill FisherOperator at M13Matt SchaarPartner at AccionRich LeeFounder & Executive Chairman at New Era ADRBrian FrittonExecutive Officer, Director at Havoc ShieldSteve BaumgartnerChief Revenue Officer at Audience Republic

Also worked at POLITICO6

Hilliary TurnipseedHead of Platform at Kapor CapitalTD LoweManaging Partner at 42Phi VenturesClaritza JimenezMarketing strategy and content leader at Black Angel GroupBen SmithCo-Founder & Editor-in-Chief at SemaforJIM VANDEHEIDirector at Axios HQROY SCHWARTZExecutive Officer, Director at Axios HQ

Also worked at Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford University1,146

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)

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