Ben V.

Trailblazer
DISC Type : ID

Director of Product Management at Magic Leap

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Ben is the Director of Product Management at Magic Leap, leading teams in Computer Vision, Perception, and Machine Learning for advanced AR systems. A Purdue University graduate with a background in engineering and corporate strategy, he was a founding product team member for the Magic Leap 2. People often describe him as strategic, innovative, and energetic.

Outside of his primary role, Ben is committed to community impact, serving as a Director on the Board for Rise Up Industries, a non-profit organization. He has a strong interest in hands-on creation, rooted in a background of rapid prototyping, fabrication, and design, with an appreciation for emerging technologies like IoT and 3D printing.

He is a co-inventor on a patent for a method of forming a waveguide for an eyepiece in a display system.

Personality Overview

Persuasive

Friendly But Fast

Achievement-Oriented

They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies.  They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.

Topics They Care About

AR Product Development
Leads product vision, strategy, and incubation for new AR products at Magic Leap, having shipped the Magic Leap 2.
Computer Vision & ML
His role is centered on advancing sensing and compute systems, including hand tracking, eye tracking, and spatial audio.
Human-Computer Interaction
Focuses on ensuring seamless user experiences across diverse scenarios, a key specialty listed in his background.

Media Appearances

Magic Leap Launches Video Interview Series & Unpacks More Technical Sessions from L.E.P. CON. Featured in Reality News (magic-leap.reality.news)

See Now

AWE 2023: Magic Leap Presentation – "Let's Get to Work". Featured in YouTube

See Now

Work History

4-2022
Director of Product Management at Magic Leap
8-2021 - 3-2022
Principal Product Manager at Magic Leap
5-2021 - 7-2021
Lead Product Manager at Magic Leap
1-2016 - 4-2016
Program Manager, Corporate Strategy at Cisco
7-2013 - 12-2015
Consultant, Consulting Services at Cisco

Education

B.S. from Purdue University

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 8 Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Product Management at Magic Leap
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Ben

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Address your competition clearly and confidently
  • Give them control of the sales process

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ben is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ben

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ben move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Ben take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Ben

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.