Ben Rattray
Ben Rattray
Benjamin Michael "Ben" Rattrayis the founder and CEO of the online petition website Change.org, which he founded in 2007. Rattray was included in the 2012 Time 100 list of the world's most influential people, listed as one of Fortune's 40 Under 40 rising young business leaders of 2012, and given the Commonwealth Club of California's 21st Century Visionary Award in 2014...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth16 June 1980
CountryUnited States of America
giving machines charity
Some charities treat donors like cash machines. Until now there hasn't been any effective way for them to provide a more personal or interactive giving experience.
believe college roles
In college, I was always disappointed by lectures that covered social problems but failed to identify what I could do to change them. Part of the problem was that many professors simply didn't believe they had a role in converting awareness to action.
social social-change
I was always interested in social change but never actually did anything about it.
technology bridges ideas
Social networking technology didn't really exist until 2004-2005. I had the idea to use this technology to bridge this gap between a general interest in addressing social issues and the practical action.