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Benjamin Defnet

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Vice President of Engineering at Cedar
📍 Portland, Oregon, United States

As Vice President of Engineering at Cedar, Benjamin Defnet leads all engineering functions, including AI/ML. His experience spans Amazons Alexa Health & Wellness and Intel. A Georgia Tech alumnus and Certified Scrum Master, he excels at building high-performing, distributed engineering teams and delivering new products from the ground up.

Benjamin is a self-described "people person" with a passion for helping individuals grow in their careers. He actively mentors and enjoys putting people in the right roles to help them succeed. His interests include The Walt Disney Company, and he is a proud two-time graduate of Georgia Tech.

He was a featured speaker at the 2025 Twilio SIGNAL conference, where he discussed the transformative impact of Large Language Models on customer engagement.

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Current Role
Vice President of Engineering
Location
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Engineering Leadership
He is passionate about forming and growing new engineering teams, structuring organizations for success, and mentoring talent.
AI in Healthcare
He leads Applied AI/ML at Cedar and previously headed engineering for Alexa Health & Wellness at Amazon, focusing on creating trusted health assistants.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Vice President of Engineering
Cedar
10-2025 - 11-2025
Vice President of Product Engineering
Cedar
2-2023 - 9-2025
Senior Director - Product Engineering
Cedar
7-2020 - 2-2023
Head of Engineering - Alexa Health & Wellness
Amazon
8-2018 - 7-2020
Software Development Manager - Last Mile Technology - Maps & Places Operator Tools
Amazon
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Education
1998 - 1999
Master's Degree
Georgia Institute of Technology
1994 - 1998
Bachelor's Degree
Georgia Institute of Technology
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