Ben Rhodes-Kropf

Ben Rhodes-Kropf is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of SalesPatriot, an emerging defense technology company focused on supporting modern military and national security efforts. A technical entrepreneur who began writing software code at age nine, he previously established and operated his first independent technology venture, Trace. Prior to his current executive position, Rhodes-Kropf conducted advanced artificial intelligence research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specifically focusing on large language model quantization techniques within the MIT Han Lab. He subsequently collaborated with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop complex synthetic data applications, an interest influenced by his multi-generational family legacy of United States Air Force pilots. His professional background combines deep technical research with applied engineering, maintaining a primary focus on deploying advanced artificial intelligence systems for the broader defense technology sector.