BinSentry Leadership
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BinSentry Leadership
Ben Allen
CEO
Ben is known for his expertise in leading hardware, software, and agtech companies and for maintaining strong relationships with investors. He has a record of rapidly generating revenue, scaling startup companies for growth, and negotiating strategic partnership deals with Fortune 100 companies.
Ben is an executive leader who is passionate about recruiting, coaching, and retaining top talent to excel in rapidly evolving business and economic environments. He is recognized for building engaged teams who continuously exceed the expectations of investors and customers and achieve personal and professional success.
At a young age, Ben developed a passion for the agriculture industry while working in the family commodity trading business. In the challenging months following 9/11, Ben raised more than $1M in venture funding to create a contract farming offering that grew to manage over 80,000 acres in the Midwest, becoming one of the largest grain-producing operations in the United States.
Nathan Hoel
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Drawing on his specialized skill set in overseeing infrastructure and strategic planning and his practical experience in modeling and scaling systems, Nathan is passionate about the complexity involved in software architecture. With more than two decades of experience leading engineering teams and large-scale architectural projects, Nathan firmly believes that leadership is achieved by influence and respect.
As a CTO with a varied experience in the agricultural, financial, retail, and education industries, Nathan brings a wide range of expertise that he leverages to equip BinSentry clients with the necessary tools to make better decisions. With a singular focus on excellence and a rigorous approach to creative problem-solving, he led his team to build the most accurate feed bin monitoring sensor in the market, the BinSentry 3D sensor.
Nathan received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in Mathematics from The University of Waterloo. His passion for developing innovative solutions led BinSentry to win the 2019 THRIVE-Forbes Innovation Icon Award.
Kearney Klein
COO
As the Chief Operating Officer, Kearney is in charge of BinSentry’s global supply chain, ensuring product quality and overseeing planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and product fulfillment functions.
He brings deep experience in strategy, operations, and technology to drive operational excellence both at the company and at the customers’ organizations we serve with a high-quality, innovative product.
Prior to his role at BinSentry, Kearney held executive positions at Indigo Ag, Air Products and was also a Principal at Marakon Consulting for the agriculture sector.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University in Boston and a master’s degree in Finance from Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He lives in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, with his wife and three children, and enjoys equities markets, fishing and golf.
Vaughan Stewart
VP of Sales & Customer Success
While Vaughan hails from a longstanding ag background from a family farm in Mississippi, she began her career in the distribution industry, first servicing hardware store owner-operators throughout the United States and Canada. She turned to agtech in 2017 and, since then, has been focused on bringing innovative solutions to the agriculture supply chain, with an unwavering goal of increasing farmer profitability through improved efficiency and beneficial practices.
At BinSentry, Vaughan ensures that customers derive the value they need and helps them scale their business. She believes in long-term and meaningful relationships and strives to see customers succeed.
Vaughan currently resides in Memphis, Tennessee, where she serves on several local boards and regularly engages in public speaking engagements on behalf of the agtech industry. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Mississippi Honors College and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Memphis.
Board of Directors
Dennis Organ
Chairman of the Board
Ben Allen
CEO
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Ben is known for his expertise in leading hardware, software, and agtech companies and for maintaining strong relationships with investors. He has a record of rapidly generating revenue, scaling startup companies for growth, and negotiating strategic partnership deals with Fortune 100 companies.
Ben is an executive leader passionate about recruiting, coaching, and retaining top talent to excel in rapidly evolving business and economic environments. He is recognized for building engaged teams who continuously exceed the expectations of investors and customers and achieve personal and professional success.
Ben joined BinSentry after his successful run as Head of Global Market Development at Indigo Ag, an agtech startup that he helped grow from $300M in 2017 to $3B in 2021. Prior to that role, Ben led efforts to scale Agri-Trend’s Agri-Data software organization in preparation for a transaction. Due to his efforts, Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) acquired Agri-Trend in 2015.
At a young age, Ben developed a passion for the agriculture industry while working in the family commodity trading business. In the challenging months following 9/11, Ben raised more than $1M in venture funding to create a contract farming offering that grew to manage over 80,000 acres in the Midwest, becoming one of the largest grain-producing operations in the United States.
Nathan Hoel
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
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Drawing on his specialized skill set in overseeing infrastructure and strategic planning and his practical experience in modeling and scaling systems, Nathan is passionate about the complexity involved in software architecture. With more than two decades of experience leading engineering teams and large-scale architectural projects, Nathan firmly believes that leadership is achieved by influence and respect.
As a CTO with a varied experience in the agricultural, financial, retail, and education industries, Nathan brings a wide range of expertise that he leverages to equip BinSentry clients with the necessary tools to make better decisions. With a singular focus on excellence and a rigorous approach to creative problem-solving, he led his team to build the most accurate feed bin monitoring sensor in the market, the BinSentry 3D sensor.
Nathan received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in Mathematics from Waterloo University. His passion for developing innovative solutions led BinSentry to win the 2019 THRIVE-Forbes Innovation Icon Award.
Jamie Weston
Member of the Board of Directors
Chuck Warta
Member of the Board of Directors
Edmund O’Keeffe
Member of the Board of Directors
Jonathan Goodkey
Member of the Board of Directors
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