Portrait of Ben Van Leeuwen
i. Biography
The Path
Ben Van Leeuwen trained at Skidmore College.
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The Work Today
The Chief Executive Officer and co-founder role keeps the business anchored in New York, and Ben Van Leeuwen treats that base as part of the company’s working identity. “What feels cool is that we are still based in New York, which is unusual. We are proud to be a New York-based business.”
Signature
Kraft Mac and Cheese ice cream sits among Ben Van Leeuwen’s signature dishes, a marker of the kind of product that made the brand’s name in the first place.
In Their Words “A lot of entrepreneurial founding stories without the details make it sound easy, which I think is bad.”
Acclaim
The public account Ben Van Leeuwen gives of entrepreneurship pushes against myth and back toward access. “It’s disempowering to people who want to start their own thing or want to be an entrepreneur but haven’t done it.”
FAQ What is Ben Van Leeuwen's current role? As of 2026, Ben Van Leeuwen is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder. Where did Ben Van Leeuwen train or study? Ben Van Leeuwen trained at Skidmore College.
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