# Ben Bloch

> Ben Bloch is a Los Angeles-area entrepreneur, writer and founder and CEO of Venture Public Relations. His career includes corporate technology roles at IBM and Sungard Availability Services, co-founding sustainable transportation business Econation, serving as CMO of CU Wallet, leading Bloch Strategy and mentoring founders at Alchemist Accelerator. He also leads Humanarc AI under the name Ben Roc.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Venture Public Relations
- **Organizations:** Venture Public Relations, Bloch Holdings Inc., Bloch Strategy, Humanarc AI, Econation, CU Wallet, IBM, Sungard Availability Services, Alchemist Accelerator
- **Education:** University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Co-founded Econation, a sustainable transportation business that was later sold., Served as CMO of CU Wallet, later acquired by CU Solutions Group., Founded and leads Venture Public Relations.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Held corporate technology roles at IBM and Sungard Availability Services.
- **2009** — Named managing partner of Econation in its Toyota awards-season transportation announcement.
- **2012** — Econation sold, as dated in his TechCrunch contributor biography.
- **—** — Served as chief marketing officer of CU Wallet; Humanarc biography identifies CU Solutions Group as its acquirer.
- **2015** — Listed as a C-Suite Quarterly advisor since 2015.
- **2017** — Founded Venture PR, using the date in the agency’s current official history.
- **2019-05** — Began mentoring at Alchemist Accelerator, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2020-02** — Published a CES product roundup in C-Suite Quarterly.
- **2026** — Interviewed will.i.am at CES 2026 in a conversation subsequently shared by Venture PR.
- **2026-04** — Featured in episode 20 of Audyence’s Demand Innovation series on event strategy.
- **—** — Founded Humanarc AI under the name Ben Roc; its website currently identifies him as founder and CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Econation, a sustainable transportation business that was later sold.
- Served as CMO of CU Wallet, later acquired by CU Solutions Group.
- Founded and leads Venture Public Relations.
- Published business and technology writing in Forbes, TechCrunch and C-Suite Quarterly.
- Mentors startup founders at Alchemist Accelerator.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Audyence lists his Demand Innovation episode on event strategy, dated April 24, 2026.
- **2026-03** — Venture PR shared part of his CES 2026 interview with will.i.am about AI creativity and ethics.

## Links

- Website: https://www.venturepr.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-bloch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TruthinTechwithBenRoc

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Last updated: 2026-10-22