Ben Chestnut
Ben Chestnut (born 1973/1974) is an American billionaire Internet entrepreneur. He is the CEO and co-founder (with Dan Kurzius) of Mailchimp, an email marketing company. Early life. Ben Chestnut was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia and attended high school in Hephzibah, Georgia. He studied physics at the University of Georgia and industrial design at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Career. He is the CEO and co-founder of Rocket Science Group, commonly known as Mailchimp a CRM with 15 million users. In 2016, he was recognized as Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year. According to  Atlanta Business Chronicle, in August 2017, Chestnut was awarded "Most Admired CEO". In October 2018, "Forbes" noted that Chestnut was now a billionaire. Compensatory policies. Chestnut has focused his company's resources in providing compensatory benefits for employees. Chestnut's motivation for his corporate policy stems from his being raised by his military father who had few economic opportunities. Risks of social media. In an interview with "Forbes Magazine", Chestnut countered arguments that social media would replace the need for email and email marketing.