Ben is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AGC Partners. He is Chairman of Excel Academy, which has four charter schools serving 1,400 students in East Boston, and 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 The Stern School of Business at NYU.
Ben and his wife Janet live outside of Boston and have four kids. He is active on the education front and serves as Chairman of Excel Academy, a 1,400 student charter school in East Boston. Ben has also served on the board of Portsmouth Abbey and the advisory board of Trinity College. 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 Banff.
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