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Ben Liu is the CEO of Pocket Gems, a Sequoia Capital-backed mobile entertainment company and one of the pioneers in free-to-play mobile games. Pocket Gems has developed over 25 original mobile titles, which have been downloaded over 180 million times. Before being named CEO,Ben served as the company's president and COO. Prior to Pocket Gems, Ben led Playdom's largest studio (acquired by The Walt Disney Company), and managed a worldwide team that was responsible for the creation and operation of social games, including City of Wonder and Gardens of Time. Ben has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University, as well as an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
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- • 3,360 investors hold the CEO role in VCSift. Ben Liu is one of them.
- • 1,751 investors are based in California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated June 2026.
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