Ben Silbermann.

Ben Silbermann is the Co-Founder of Pinterest, the visual discovery and bookmarking platform used by over 450 million monthly active users worldwide.

Silbermann co-founded Pinterest in 2010, creating a unique social platform focused on inspiration, aspiration, and visual discovery rather than social networking and status updates. Pinterest went public in 2019 and has become an essential platform for advertisers, retailers, and creators in categories including home décor, fashion, food, travel, and DIY. The platform has evolved into a visual commerce engine where users discover and purchase products directly. Before founding Pinterest, Silbermann worked at Google in ad operations. His creation of a platform focused on positive, aspirational content-deliberately designed to make users feel inspired rather than anxious-set Pinterest apart in the social media landscape. He stepped down as CEO in 2022 but remains Executive Chairman. His vision of building a "catalog of ideas" has had a lasting impact on how people discover, plan, and shop online.