Ben Soltoff
Ecosystem-Builder/Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), MIT & Tex-E
Ben Soltoff is the Ecosystem-Builder and Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, where he wears many hats. He’s the point person for all things climate tech; he manages TEX-E, a cutting-edge collaboration between Boston and Texas to train entrepreneurs tackling the energy transition; he partners with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia; and he leads the delta v accelerator, the capstone entrepreneurial experience for MIT students.
Prior to joining MIT, Ben was the Environmental Innovation Fellow at Yale University, where he helped students to design, build, and launch environmental solutions.
He has also been part of several sustainability startups, and he has managed climate resilience projects around the world, including rural India.
Ben holds dual master’s degrees from the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of the Environment, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University.