Ben Gilbert

Ben is the co-host and co-founder of the Acquired podcast. Acquired tells the stories and strategies of great companies in long-form, four-hour episodes. The show has over a million listeners and has been ranked the #1 Technology show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Previously, Ben was a co-founder and a managing director at Pioneer Square Labs, a Seattle-based venture fund and startup studio. He also has a background in product management from Microsoft where he shipped the first version of Office for iPad and ran The Microsoft Garage. He is an Eagle Scout and holds a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University.