Benjamin Schwartz
AI Infrastructure & Strategic Transactions | Frontier AI, Compute, Energy & Sovereign Strategy
United States
Career path.
OpenAIManaging Director for Partnerships
Feb 2026 - Present- Stathera, Inc.
Board Member
Jan 2026 - Present - Overlook Press Inc
Author
Dec 2014 - Present - OpenAI
Managing Head of Infrastructure Partnerships and Policy
Nov 2024 - Feb 2026 - OpenAI
Vice President for Special Projects
Aug 2024 - Nov 2024 - U.S. Department of Commerce
Director of National Security and Lead of the CHIPS Program Office's National Security Division
May 2023 - Aug 2024 - Infineon Technologies
Senior Director
Apr 2022 - Apr 2023 - Commercial Drone Alliance
Vice Chairman Of The Board
Feb 2021 - Feb 2022 - Zipline International Inc.
Head of Global Central Government Affairs
Jan 2021 - Apr 2022 - Forbes
Forbes Contributor
Jan 2020 - Feb 2021 - CNA Corporation
Senior Subject Matter Expert/Fellow
Dec 2019 - May 2023 - The Chertoff Group
Senior Director
Nov 2019 - Jan 2021 - U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director
Mar 2018 - Nov 2019 - U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Senior Director for Defense and Aerospace, U.S.-India Business Council
Feb 2016 - Nov 2019 - Office of the Secretary of Defense
Director for India, South China Sea, Singapore and Brunei
Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 - Office of the Secretary of Defense
Advisor for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism
Jan 2011 - Jan 2014 - Office of the Secretary of Defense
Advisor for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Jan 2009 - Jan 2011 - U.S. Department of State
Political/Security Affairs Officer, Pakistan Desk
Jan 2009 - Jan 2009 - U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Middle East Energy Security Analyst (Presidential Management Fellow)
Jan 2008 - Jan 2009