Ben is the Chairman of The Goldhirsh Foundation, an organization built to help social innovators implement and scale solutions to critical societal challenges. He is a co-founder and board member of City Year Los Angeles, and the founder of Mighty and Matter Neuroscience. He, previously served on the board of the Ad Council.

He is an LP in several funds including Collaborative, Lowercarbon, among others, and is a direct early investor in over a dozen startups, including Kickstarter and Everytable. In addition, he is Chairman of the Goldhirsh Foundation which launched LA2050 — an initiative driving progress toward a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles. Goldhirsh graduated from Brown University.