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Ben Wolff

Ben Wolff is an American technology executive and entrepreneur. He is president and Chief Executive Officer of Palladyne AI.

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Ben Wolff (also known as Benjamin G. Wolff) is an American technology executive and entrepreneur.1 He is president and Chief Executive Officer of Palladyne AI.2

Career

Wolff began his career as a mergers-and-acquisitions lawyer at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, working on transactions involving entities associated with Craig McCaw. He later worked with McCaw as president of Eagle River Investments, McCaw's investment firm.3

In 2004, Wolff joined Clearwire and became its chief executive officer in 2007.3 He served as CEO of Clearwire until 2009, when he became co-chairman of the board following the appointment of William Morrow as CEO.45 He later resigned from the company's board.6

In 2015, Wolff helped lead the acquisition of Raytheon Sarcos from Raytheon, bringing the robotics business back into an independent company.7 He served as chief executive officer from 2015 to 2021. In 2024, Wolff returned as president and CEO.8

Seattle Business Magazine named Wolff a finalist in Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year program for the Pacific Northwest region.9

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References

  1. "Profiles". Oregon State Bar Bulletin. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  2. "Benjamin G. Wolff". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  3. Meisner, Jeff (20 November 2008). "Ben Wolff's High-Wireless Act". Seattle Business Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  4. "Clearwire Names William Morrow as CEO". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  5. "Clearwire Gets a New CEO; Wolff Moves to Co-Chairman". Fierce Network. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  6. "Ben Wolff resigns from Clearwire board". GeekWire. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  7. "Sarcos LC Acquires Raytheon Sarcos Unit of Raytheon". Exoskeleton Report. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  8. "Sarcos Welcomes Back Co-Founder and Former CEO Ben Wolff to Lead Company Following Pivot to Industrial AI Software Focus". Business Wire (Press release). Retrieved 2026-03-03.
  9. "Ernst & Young's Northwest Entrepreneurs of the Year". Seattle Business Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-03.