# Ben Eisenberg

> Ben Eisenberg is the CEO of People Data Labs, the B2B data company that supplies the clean, structured person and company datasets behind AI models, recruiting platforms, and sales tools. He joined as a product hire, climbed through senior roles across the business over seven years, and in September 2024 took over from the founders with a mandate to push the company toward $100M ARR. A UC Berkeley computer science and history double major, he is known for a pure data-company philosophy, a compliance-first stance, and a self-deprecating sense of humor (his LinkedIn handle is, proudly, li-influencer).

- **Role:** CEO at People Data Labs
- **Organizations:** People Data Labs, Collectrium
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's, double major in Computer Science and History, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Rose from a product hire to CEO of People Data Labs over roughly seven years, Described by co-founder Sean Thorne as effectively 'a third founder' with the broadest understanding of the business, Drove product strategy and key customer relationships during the company's growth

## Career timeline

- **pre-2017** — Intern at Collectrium
- **2017** — Joined People Data Labs in a senior product role
- **2017-2024** — Held senior roles across product and the business, including Senior Applications Product Manager, Director of Product, and VP of Innovation
- **2024-09** — Became CEO of People Data Labs, succeeding founders Sean Thorne and Henry Nevue

## Achievements

- Rose from a product hire to CEO of People Data Labs over roughly seven years
- Described by co-founder Sean Thorne as effectively 'a third founder' with the broadest understanding of the business
- Drove product strategy and key customer relationships during the company's growth
- Tasked with guiding People Data Labs toward $100M ARR and beyond

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Took over as CEO of People Data Labs as founders Sean Thorne and Henry Nevue stepped back from day-to-day operations.
- **2025-05** — Featured on the 'Metrics That Measure Up' podcast discussing the data intelligence market in 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://peopledatalabs.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/li-influencer

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Last updated: 2026-06-14