personnel
Ben Turtel — Founder & CEO at Lightning Rod Labs
Metadata
| Source Table | personnel |
| Source ID | BjVQVYxqH9 |
| Source URL | www.lightningrod.ai/about |
| Parent | Lightning Rod Labs |
| Children | — |
| Created | Apr 16, 2026, 11:33 AM |
| Updated | Apr 16, 2026, 11:33 AM |
| Synced | Apr 16, 2026, 11:33 AM |
Record Data
id | BjVQVYxqH9 |
personId | Ben Turtel(person) |
organizationId | Lightning Rod Labs(organization) |
personEntityId | Ben Turtel(person) |
personDisplayName | — |
orgEntityId | Lightning Rod Labs(organization) |
orgDisplayName | — |
role | Founder & CEO |
roleType | key-person |
startDate | — |
endDate | — |
isFounder | Yes |
appointedBy | — |
background | — |
source | www.lightningrod.ai/about |
notes | Ben Turtel is the Founder and CEO of Lightning Rod Labs. Previously founded Kazm (sold to Harvard) and Rivet at Area 120 (acquired by Google Assistant). 10+ years ML/AI experience; Google SWE (L5). MS in Scientific Computing from NYU. Confirmed on Lightning Rod Labs about page as of 2026-04-16. |
Source Check Verdicts
confirmed99% confidence
Last checked: 4/16/2026
The source text contains a section titled 'Our Founder' that explicitly states 'Ben Turtel' with the title 'Founder & CEO' repeated twice. This directly confirms all three key fields in the record: the person (Ben Turtel), the organization (Lightning Rod Labs), and the role (Founder & CEO).
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