# Benjamin Hersh

> Product Leader • AI, Spatial Computing

Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/benjaminhersh

I build products that translate emerging technology into everyday use.

I’ve led 0→1 work across AI, spatial computing, and creative tools, operating across product management and design to define direction and ship systems used at scale.

Work includes foundational contributions to Android XR, 25+ patents in AI and interaction systems, and a company-wide hackathon win at Google selected by Jeff Dean.

Writing featured in WIRED and Fast Company.

Background in art and cognitive science

## Work Experience
### Product Manager @ Google
Jan 2022 – Present
0→1 product work across AI and spatial computing.

Founding contributor to Android XR. Led development of AI-native interaction models for immersive environments.

Company-wide hackathon winner (selected by Jeff Dean).

### Staff Interaction Designer @ Google
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Mountain View, California, United States
Led a creative tech lab, foundational interaction design shaping future product directions.

Prototyped new interaction models bridging research and product.

Work contributes to systems used at scale.

### Product Design Lead @ Dropbox
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led a flagship project that made Dropbox easier to use and drove company growth.

### Product Designer @ Medium
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Designed features that greatly improved product market fit.

### Principal Product Designer @ Smule, Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Invented tools for making music on your phone, developed apps loved by hundreds of millions of people around the world.

### Product Designer @ Byliner Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
Launched “Best New App” in App Store

### Product Manager @ Inflection
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Redwood City
Developed a popular tool for family research, acquired for $100M cash by Ancestry.

### Director of Research @ Philosophy Talk
Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco
Led a team to produce content for a nationally syndicated radio show, growing from 10k to 200k listeners.

### Writing Tutor @ Stanford University
Jan 2009 – Jan 2009


## Education
### M.A. in Cognitive Psychology
Stanford University

### B.A. (Honors in Distinction), Philosophy
Stanford University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/benjaminhersh
- Portfolio: http://www.benjaminhersh.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13