Ben Werdmuller

Ben Werdmuller is ProPublica’s senior director of technology. He leads the development and execution of the organization’s technology strategy across product and IT.

Previously, he was the inaugural chief technology officer at The 19th. Prior to that, he spent his career working on mission-driven startups as a technology leader, founder, adviser and investor.

He was the West Coast director of investments at Matter Ventures, an accelerator that supported early-stage media startups in partnership with organizations like PRX, KQED, The Associated Press and The New York Times. He has taught product design to teams from those partner organizations as well as hundreds of startups. He has also taught equitable product design at venues including the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and the Harvard Kennedy School.