Ben is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AGC Partners. Recently, he stepped down as Chairman of Excel Academy after 10 years, which has five charter schools serving 1,500 students in East Boston and Providence. He also served on the board of Portsmouth Abbey and the advisory board of Trinity College. In over 35 years as an investment banker, he has completed roughly 450 transactions. Prior to AGC, he served as Head of Technology Investment Banking for the East Coast and Europe at Montgomery Securities, and as Managing Director, Head of M&A and Executive Committee Member at SG Cowen Securities. He began his investment banking career in the late 80's with First Boston and Smith Barney. In the early 80's, Ben owned and operated a 45-acre sweet corn farm in Concord, MA. Ben started his career at Coopers & Lybrand in New York City as a CPA then Consultant. He currently holds his Series 7, 24, 27, 55, 63, 79 and 87 FINRA licenses. Ben holds a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College and an M.S. in Accounting from NYU.
Ben and his wife Janet live outside of Boston and have four kids and two grandkids. Born and bred in New England, Ben is a huge Boston sports fan. Ben enjoys running half-marathons, biking in the Pan Mass Challenge, golfing, boating, playing hockey, spending time with his two grandbabies, and recently enjoyed some epic Heli-skiing in Galena.
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