1.0Alumni Profileshttps://uvaalumni.org/profilesBen Walterhttps://uvaalumni.org/profiles/author/bfw6a/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KU5YIyBUE3"><a href="https://uvaalumni.org/profiles/ben-holmes-engr-09/">Ben Holmes (<abbr title="School of Engineering and Applied Science">Engr</abbr> <span class="visually-hidden">class of </span>’09)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://uvaalumni.org/profiles/ben-holmes-engr-09/embed/#?secret=KU5YIyBUE3" width="600" height="338" title="“Ben Holmes (<abbr title="School of Engineering and Applied Science">Engr</abbr> <span class="visually-hidden">class of </span>’09)” — Alumni Profiles" data-secret="KU5YIyBUE3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://uvaalumni.org/profiles/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://uvaalumni.org/profiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2026/01/AlumniProfiles_BenHolmes_ACE26.webp1080720Ben Holmes (Engr ’09) was our keynote speaker at the UVA Alumni Entrepreneurship Summit that took place in Arlington, Virginia, in 2025. We chatted with him about the UVA experiences that have prepared him for and supported him through his entrepreneurial journey and the advice he'd share with fellow entrepreneurs.