Ben Pasternak

Ben Pasternak
Ben Pasternak at Heureka Conference in Berlin, June 2016
Born (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999
NationalityAustralian
EducationReddam House, Moriah College
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forCo-founder & CEO of SIMULATE
Parents
  • Mark Pasternak (father)
  • Anna Pasternak (mother)

Benjamin Pasternak (born September 6, 1999) is an Australian technology entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of SIMULATE, an American food technology company, that has raised US$57M in investment to date. SIMULATE's signature product, NUGGS, launched in July 2019. It is a plant-based alternative to chicken nuggets. Previously, Pasternak founded Monkey, a social networking app that enabled teenagers to video chat with like-minded people.

Pasternak was named as one of the world's most influential teenagers by Time in 2016. In 2021, he was included in the Forbes "30 Under 30" list.