Sir Ben Ainslie is the principal and CEO of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team and Athena Sports Group. Alongside his management role, Ben is also a competitive racer and most recently helmed Britain’s race boat in the 37th America’s Cup. Ben’s work has brought engineering innovations to the world, inspired a generation of young people to take up STEM careers and secured high levels of investment for his sport.
Known globally as the world’s most successful Olympic sailor (1996-2012, 4x Gold & 1x Silver) and America’s Cup winner (2013), Ben has also established himself as a leading force in maritime innovation and technology – both through owning and leading high-performance sports teams and through the founding of BAR Technologies.
