Number of Founded Organizations 2
CB Rank (Person) 737,483
  • Primary Job Title Head of Innovation, Founder & Director
  • Primary Organization 
    Masabi

Ben Whitaker Co-Founder of Masabi, Ben is the company’s product evangelist, focussing primarily on business development at the company. He is a familiar face on both the mobile and train industry circuits, regularly invited to interviews and speaking slots at major industry events worldwide.

A classic visionary, Ben helped define the UK rail

mobile ticketing standard and move the weight of industry opinion behind it. He is also a security expert with a strong engineering background, designing Masabi’s award-winning encryptMe product. Prior to founding Masabi, Ben worked at IBM, Xerox and Raytheon (Encrypted Radar Systems) on projects ranging from computer interface usability to military cryptography. Ben has an MEng degree in Engineering and Management (MET) from Cambridge University.

Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 5
Ben Whitaker is the Head of Innovation, Founder & Director at Masabi. Additionally, Ben Whitaker has had 5 past jobs including Object Oriented Programming Department at IBM.
  • Masabi Head of Innovation, Founder & DirectorDec 2014
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
IBM
Object Oriented Programming Department
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
Human Interface Research
Raytheon
IFF Encrypted Radar Systems
Blue Technologies
Director
Playtech
External Consultant from Masabi
Number of Events 1
Ben Whitaker has participated in 1 event, Mobile World Congress Shanghai on Jul 15, 2015.
Number of News Articles 13
NewsMay 25, 2018
NewsMar 24, 2014
NewsMar 20, 2013
NewsJun 10, 2010
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