About
Ben Wolff is Co-Founder, President, CEO, and a Board Member of Palladyne AI, a company developing embodied AI and autonomy software for defense, industrial, and aerospace applications, including a partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Clearwire, serving as Co-Chairman and CEO through its growth to over $1 billion in annual revenue and its $14 billion sale to Sprint, and later served as Chairman, President, and CEO of ICO Global Communications and Pendrell Corporation. He is also a member of Globalstar's Board of Directors, where he chairs committees overseeing the company's announced $11 billion transaction with Amazon.
Experience
- Palladyne AICo-Founder, President, CEO and Board Membercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- GlobalstarMember Board of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- Sarcos Technology and Robotics CorporationCo-founder, Board Member & CEO2015 — 2021Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Pendrell CorporationChairman, President & CEO2009 — 2014Kirkland, WA
- Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR)Co-Founder, Co-Chairman & CEO2004 — 2011Kirkland, Washington
- Eagle River InvestmentsPartner, President2004 — 2011Kirkland, Washington
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLPPartner1993 — 2004Portland, Oregon Area and Seattle, Washington
Skills & more
Strategic Planning18Licensing24Intellectual Property30Contract Negotiation21Venture Capital85Start-ups66Patents8Mobile Devices34Entrepreneurship13Cellular Communications6Mergers6Wireless24
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WiMAXLTEBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentExecutive ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsGo-to-market StrategyProduct MarketingJoint VenturesWireless TechnologiesLanguages English
From Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at WestRiver Group
Aaron Vaccaro
Vice President at WestRiver Group
Anthony Bontrager
Managing Director at WestRiver Group
Arika Lobe
Director of Finance at WestRiver Group
Brian Huang
Associate at WestRiver Group
Cheyenne Nolze
Accounting Manager at WestRiver Group
Craig Lange
Managing Director at WestRiver Group
Dana Fink
Senior Associate at WestRiver Group
Elton Chang
Investor at Propel Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Wolff?
- Ben Wolff is Co-Founder, President, CEO, and a Board Member of Palladyne AI, a company developing embodied AI and autonomy software for defense, industrial, and aerospace applications, including a partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Clearwire, serving as Co-Chairman and CEO through its growth to over $1 billion in annual revenue and its $14 billion sale to Sprint, and later served as Chairman, President, and CEO of ICO Global Communications and Pendrell Corporation. He is also a member of Globalstar's Board of Directors, where he chairs committees overseeing the company's announced $11 billion transaction with Amazon.
- Where does Ben Wolff work?
- Ben Wolff is Advisor, WRG Technology Sector at WestRiver Group.
- Where did Ben Wolff go to school?
- Ben Wolff studied at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (BS); Lewis & Clark Law School (JD, Law).
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