Ben Casnocha is an award-winning entrepreneur & author in Silicon Valley. He has spoken to tens of thousands of people around the world about entrepreneurship, innovation, career strategy, and HR strategy. Learn about his speaking

Ben Casnocha is an award-winning entrepreneur and author from Silicon Valley.

He is co-author with Linkedin founder/chairman Reid Hoffman of the New York Times bestseller The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age, which describes a new framework for managing today’s employees.

He is also co-author with Reid of the #1 New York Times bestselling book The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career. The Start-up of You, translated into a dozen languages, has become one of the most referenced guides on how to thrive professionally in the modern world.

Recently, he served as Chief of Staff in the office of the chairman at LinkedIn. He’s also a multi-time technology entrepreneur. He advises companies on talent issues as a partner at the consultancy Allied Talent.

BusinessWeek named Ben “one of America’s top young entrepreneurs.” HR Magazine named Ben one of the top trendsetters in the human resources industry. And dozens of outlets have covered his work including CNN, Charlie Rose, and The Economist.