JoeBen Bevirt is a serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: Joby), a California-based company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which will operate as part of a fast, quiet and emissions-free aerial ridesharing service in cities around the world.

A natural-born engineer, JoeBen has dedicated his life to driving radical innovation in the fields of electric propulsion, robotics and consumer products. In 1999, JoeBen co-founded Velocity11 to develop high-performance robotic laboratory systems. JoeBen also founded Joby Inc., which develops uniquely useful consumer products, including the popular Gorillapod flexible camera tripod.

JoeBen holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. He is the recipient of the 2018 Haueter Award for outstanding technical contribution to the field of VTOL aircraft development. He holds more than 65 US patents.