An award winning multi-passionate serial entrepreneur, Ben is no stranger to the startup world having been involved with a number of early stage companies and organizations. In fact, he discovered an entrepreneurial streak at the ripe age of 14 while others where striving for good grades. Ben has always thought he would have done much better in school if only the child next to him had applied themselves a little more.
With the last 20 years being involved in technology companies, his current roles include President at InsightArk Inc, Co-Founder & CTO with DermaviaLABS and Co-Founder of oxiGEAR while also serving on a number of senior leadership role at not-for-profit and community organizations. An invaluable advisor by some and a leadership chiropractor to others, no matter how Ben is described, clients and partners regularly welcome the impact and benefits that result from their work together.
In 2000, Ben co-founded the North American Association of Asian Professionals-Toronto (NAAAP Toronto) and currently serves as President. With Ben’s leadership in the community and steadfast stewardship, NAAAP Toronto is recognized as one of the leading Chapters in the NAAAP network encompassing 28 cities. In 2015, Ben was also elected as Chairman of the NAAAP Presidents’ Council at NAAAP National.
Ben has served as a member of the Chinese Advisory Cabinet at SickKids Foundation and AFP Foundation for Philanthropy (Canada). His prior experiences include being Co-founder and COO of Xystar Technologies, Co-founder of Global Connexxions and was awarded the 1998 Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurship Best Business Startup Award, served on advisory committee for Enterprise Toronto, City of Toronto Economic Development Office. As Co-founder of United Nations Trade Point Toronto, Ben was involved with the United Nations Conference on Trade & Development and played a critical role in fostering the efficiency of world trade with industry partnerships.