Ben Kazez is Founder and GM of Mobiata and Sr Director of Apps & Emerging Platforms at Expedia.

Ben launched the FlightTrack app in November 2008, and within days it became the best-selling travel app worldwide. Ben then bootstrapped Mobiata from one app to a travel app powerhouse generating millions of dollars in revenue. Ben’s apps have been featured by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, TechCrunch, CNN, and in Apple print and TV ads. In November 2010 Mobiata was acquired by Expedia (EXPE) to reinvent travel with beautifully designed apps for mobile and emerging platforms. Ben continues to lead Mobiata as General Manager, focusing on product, design, and scaling rapidly.

Ben earned his BA in Computer Science from Carleton College, where he did research on visual biofeedback software for singing pedagogy. He went on to design and engineer features for iCal at Apple before eventually founding Mobiata. In 2009 BusinessWeek named Ben one of America’s Top 25 Best Young Entrepreneurs.

In his spare time Ben cooks Italian food, travels, and sings bass-baritone music. Follow Ben on Twitter.