Ben Chestnut

Co-Founder, Mailchimp

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Ben Chestnut is the co-founder and former CEO of Mailchimp, the all-in-one marketing platform for growing businesses, where he served as CEO for over 20 years. 

Headquartered in Atlanta, Mailchimp has over 1,500 employees and 13 million global users. Ben co-founded Mailchimp with Dan Kurzius in 2001, and the company remained privately held until 2021, when it was acquired by Intuit for $12 billion. 

Ben is a dedicated leader whose mantra for employees is “listen hard, change fast.” He has a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from Georgia Tech and was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016.