Ben Tao is a Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management, Software and Control at Rockwell Automation. He possess expertise in strategy, product management, mergers and acquisitions, start ups, enterprise software and 12 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Ben led Corporate Development for me at ptc. I quickly learned to appreciate his technical ability to go deep on any topic while simultaneously never losing sight of the business and strategic rationale of our engagements. Great add to a team looking to develop both markets and technology!", "Ben's team collaborated with my product group for our corporate development needs for many years. Ben has a superior understanding of the markets, key strategic trends, and emerging technology that served us well through many strategic acquisitions of various sizes. In my career I've known excellent market strategists, excellent technologists, and excellent collaborators, but very rarely have I met a professional like Ben who can blend all of those traits. Add to all of that his passionate and rigorous work ethic and good natured style and you have a very special professional.", and "The New England Chinese Information and Networking Association grew a great deal in activities and membership last year, and much of this was thanks to the outstanding leadership of Ben Tao, the NECINA President in 2014-2015. I commend him as a strong and thoughtful leader who helped make NECINA even more valuable for the membership during his tenure as President."