Ben Kartzman

Ben Kartzman is the COO of Flashtalking, the leading ad management platform for sophisticated advertisers.

Previously, he was the CEO and co-founder of Spongecell, where he was responsible for managing the growth of the business and overseeing its sales and marketing efforts. Spongecell merged with Flashtalking in January 2018.

Prior to Spongecell, he has lead teams and managed software products at Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Intel and several venture-backed Internet start-ups. Mr. Kartzman graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon University with a double major in Information & Decision Systems and Human-Computer Interaction. He has been tapped to speak to audiences all over the U.S., Europe and China on the do’s and don’ts in online advertising. He often returns to Carnegie Mellon University to speak at online advertising and alumni entrepreneurship events. His byline has appeared in a number of industry publications including Mediapost and Adotas.

Specialties: Internet Startups, Management, Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Management Consulting, Usability Engineering, Project Management, Leadership