Ben Fischman

Ben Fischman has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2005. An original member of the SmartBargains.com startup team, he joined the company as Vice President of Strategic Development in April 2000. Previously, from 1999 to 2000, Ben was the inaugural Entrepreneur-In-Residence at General Catalyst. Ben is the founder of Lids Corporation, a baseball hat and sports cap retailer he established in 1993. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Communications degree from Boston University.