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About
Ben Forman is Head of Engineering at ParaFi Capital, where he leads engineering across ParaFi Capital and ParaFi Tech. His team builds systems for the firm's investment operations, including portfolio management, risk engines, trading frameworks, market data, validator operations, AI agents, and custom compute.
Experience
- ParaFi CapitalFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreenwich, CT
- KKRDirector2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- TPGVice President2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Littlejohn & CoAssociate2010 — 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
- RothschildAnalyst2008 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Private Equity23LBO5Equities8Mergers & Acquisitions15Investments12Valuation8Special Situations3Capital Markets2Corporate Finance1Financial Analysis5Due Diligence1Corporate Development3
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StrategyConnecting PeopleFrom Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at ParaFi Capital
Adrian Uberto
President, COO, and Partner at ParaFi Capital
Ajay Sundar
Associate General Counsel at ParaFi Capital
Alan Au
Senior Fund Accountant at ParaFi Capital
Andy Sustic
Software Engineer at ParaFi Capital
Anjan Vinod
Partner at ParaFi Capital
Ariele Lerner
Associate, Client Solutions at ParaFi Capital
Ben Stirling
Software Engineer at ParaFi Capital
Brandon Rudolph
Information Security Engineer at ParaFi Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Forman?
- Ben Forman is Head of Engineering at ParaFi Capital, where he leads engineering across ParaFi Capital and ParaFi Tech. His team builds systems for the firm's investment operations, including portfolio management, risk engines, trading frameworks, market data, validator operations, AI agents, and custom compute.
- Where does Ben Forman work?
- Ben Forman is Founder, Managing Partner, and CIO at ParaFi Capital.
- Where did Ben Forman go to school?
- Ben Forman studied at University of Pennsylvania (BA, Philosophy); The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Lakeside School.
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,418
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Also attended The Chinese University of Hong Kong112
Sidd SrinivasaVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupBaxter BlackSenior Applied Data Scientist at Madrona Venture GroupMadeleine GoldbergInvestor at Lerer HippeauLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley InvestmentsMaría de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundBryson HearneAssociate at ResilienceVC
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Also attended Lakeside School37
Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationSantiago ReganDirector of Business Development at Redpoint VenturesDavid WeidenInvestor at Khosla VenturesParis KokaInvestor at Serena VenturesJamie DaudonPrincipal at The Westly GroupKarl BrackenFounder & General Partner at Ocampo Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at KKR155
Evan SpiegelCo-founder & CEO of SnapDavid PhuController at Felicis VenturesMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftChloe LinAssociate at Sapphire VenturesRalph DeBernardoPartner, Investor Relations at Sapphire VenturesLacy BalsamaSenior Executive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at TPG198
Georgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesElena SakachInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Tsendai ChagwederaPartner at EchoVC PartnersKayla HinderscheidHead of Network Development at Menlo VenturesStephen CondonFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCSonya HuangPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also worked at Littlejohn & Co6
Also worked at Rothschild270
Andrea GazviniAssociate at NorthzoneAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneAdam ShuaibGeneral Partner, PhD at Episode1Jessica (Bartos) ThomasPartner at Notion CapitalRobert BettigoleManaging Partner at Elm Street VenturesRoy ChngInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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