2012 Fortune 40 Under 40 Rising Young Business Leaders list member Ben Rattray (born 1979 or 1980 (age 44–45))[1] is an American entrepreneur who is the founder and is the[2] CEO of the online petition website Change.org, which he founded in 2007.

[1] Rattray attended Stanford University during the technology boom of the early 2000s, studying political science and economics.

[6] He changed career paths to focus on "the pursuit of effective collective action" after comments one of his brothers had made when revealing his homosexuality.

[12] "The power unlocked when people have the capacity to more rapidly and effectively organize with others is unprecedented in human history", Rattray wrote in an e-mail to Change.org staff members.

[13] Change.org announced a $15 million round of investment led by the Omidyar Network in May 2013 and said its staff had grown to 170 people in 18 countries.