Ben Ohtsu - Co-Founder & Director of Technology
Prior to forming BMM, Ben served as a Vice President in the Corporate and Investment Banking Division for Credit Suisse First Boston. In this role he was responsible for directing the development of proprietary investment banking applications in addition to managing the user support, hardware, and engineering groups. He co-authored the solution for the division's initial release of Microsoft NT, and was responsible for its deployment to all corporate offices in North and South America.

Ben served on the board of directors for Pride First Corporation, a non-profit educational organization specializing in the professional staff development of New York City teachers. He graduated from The Cooper Union in 1991 with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Engineering, and attended Columbia University's Masters program in Computer Science.


Masashi Ohtsu - Co-Founder & Director of Design
Masashi brings to his projects an extensive foundation in the visual arts, which includes commercial photography, video production and mixed media. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, his work has appeared in publications such as The Face, Andy Warhol's Interview, and international editions of Cosmopolitan and Vogue. This creative background allows Masashi to engage digital media in a flexible and intuitive way.

Masashi currently serves on the board of directors for Kinding Sindaw, a non-profit organization to preserve and re-create the traditions of indigenous people of the Philippines.

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Masakazu Ohtsu - Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor
Former Senior Vice President of the Itochu Corporation, Mr. Ohtsu spearheaded numerous projects for the electronics, media and entertainment industries. In 1990, working in conjunction with NHK, he launched "TV - Japan DBS Broadcast," designed to serve the Japanese community in the United States.


David Rissenberg - Director of Research & Development
David Rissenberg has over 20 years of experience in Information Technology, working principally in the area of Investment Banking. During this time, he has been responsible for the design and development of globally deployed applications including performance reviews, recruiting, workflow management, time tracking, online research management, contact management, internal and external client chargeback systems and others. Currently, his responsibilities at BMM Art & Computer include new product research, high-level application architecture, logical and physical database design, and the development of proprietary database technologies.