Ben Bernhard serves as vice president of Pin Oak Stud, a breeding and racing farm purchased by his family in 2022.

He earned his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame before getting his Masters in Space Engineering from Caltech.

He worked at SpaceX for two years as a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer.  In this role, Ben led the full GNC mission design for numerous Falcon rocket launches, from initial trajectory design and algorithm development to final launch operations in mission control.

As vice president of Pin Oak Stud, his primary focus is bringing new technology into the farm’s operations and using modern data science to inform financial analysis and business strategy.  Ben recently launched Stable Analytics, a tech startup specializing in horse racing technology development and data analysis.