Ben Roth is a visionary industry leader who has been recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of staffing’s 100 Most Influential People. After serving more than a decade as an executive leader at a large national staffing organization, Ben stepped away from the industry but never stopped imagining how much better staffing could be. He envisioned a company that truly puts the needs of candidates first, one where doing the right thing would always serve as the compass for conducting business. Driven by this purpose, he set out to reinvent the staffing experience and founded Roth Staffing Companies in 1994, opening a single office in Newport Beach, California. His commitment to building an organization that was both different and better, one that embraced broader social responsibilities, quickly led to extraordinary growth.

At the company’s outset, Ben believed he had three options: change with the industry, remain constant and get left behind, or lead and change the industry itself. For Ben, the choice was clear. By 1999, Roth Staffing was ranked by Inc. Magazine as the #1 fastest growing privately held company in the United States, achieving an unprecedented 20,332% growth over a four-year period. Ben was awarded Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year for business services, and over the decades the company has continued to earn national acclaim—including repeated recognition as a Best Staffing Firm to Work For by Staffing Industry Analysts, ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing® awards for Client, Talent, and Staffing Satisfaction, and multiple distinctions from Fortune’s Great Place to Work and Inc.’s Best Workplaces rankings.

Ben authored Roth Staffing’s Mission, Vision, Values, Purpose, and Promise, creating the soul of the company, widely regarded as one of the strongest cultures in the staffing industry. Known as an innovator, Ben pioneered several industry shaping concepts, most notably the “On Premise” staffing model, which he introduced in the early 1990s. Today, nearly one-third of global staffing spend flows through this model. He also created the Ambassador Program®, which dramatically enhances engagement among talent on assignment and empowers coworkers to fulfill the Roth Promise for customers.

More than 30 years after founding Roth Staffing Companies, Ben continues to play an active leadership role, shaping strategic direction, guiding cultural philosophy, and championing the values that have made Roth Staffing one of the most successful and admired organizations in the industry.