About
Ben Lawrence is Vice President of Business Development at Venture First. He previously worked in Chicago and Los Angeles before returning to Louisville, KY, where he became a Managing Partner at Louisville Geek in 2012, focusing on marketing and sales. In 2022 he also joined Vidionix as a Managing Partner. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2003.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Gallatin Point Capital LLCChief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officercurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Firebreak Capital, LP.Chief Financial Officer2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- Prosiris Capital Management LPChief Financial Officer2009 — 2015
- Torchlight Investors (formerly ING Clarion Capital)Chief Financial Officer2005 — 2009
- Strategic Value PartnersVice President & Senior Controller2002 — 2005
- Goldman SachsController2000 — 2002
- Ernst & YoungSenior Auditor/Manager1996 — 2000
- Charles Hecht & Company (merged with Marks Paneth)Senior Accountant1994 — 1996
Skills & more
Strategic Financial Planning2Operations Management2Hedge Accounting2Financial Modeling7Investments6Corporate Finance4Hedge Funds11Asset Management9Private Equity7Financial Analysis5Management6Financial Planning3
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Alternative InvestmentsFrom Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at Venture First
Bethany Dupree
Vice President, CFO Services at Venture First
Brian Oldham
Operating Partner at Venture First
Carolle Siegel
Executive Assistant at Venture First
Christopher Marlin
Vice President, CFO Services at Venture First
Cooper Burk
Junior Analyst at Venture First
Cordt Huneke
Board Member at Venture First
Elliott Thomazin
Financial Analyst at Venture First
Evan Friedman
Associate at Venture First
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Lawrence?
- Ben Lawrence is Vice President of Business Development at Venture First. He previously worked in Chicago and Los Angeles before returning to Louisville, KY, where he became a Managing Partner at Louisville Geek in 2012, focusing on marketing and sales. In 2022 he also joined Vidionix as a Managing Partner. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2003.
- Where does Ben Lawrence work?
- Ben Lawrence is Vice President of Business Development at Venture First.
- Where did Ben Lawrence go to school?
- Ben Lawrence studied at St. John's University (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)).
Same school
Also attended St. John's University24
Tom LavinPartner at NSVRandy WhiteDirector of Business Development and Investor Relations at Casdin CapitalKerry DugganAdvisor at Commonweal VenturesAnthony DeMaioSystems Support Specialist at Oxeon PartnersMinda Lising-AfriyieExecutive Assistant at Lead Edge CapitalZach MakoskeAssociate at Bienville Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Firebreak Capital, LP.1
Also worked at Torchlight Investors (formerly ING Clarion Capital)6
Paul SamaniegoAssistant Controller at Declaration PartnersVipul TandonPartner & Co-Head of GP Solutions at Declaration PartnersJerry ChangChief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Gallatin Point CapitalHeidi KaufmanHead of Investor Relations at JadianHollie AshDirector of Research at JadianKeenan D. WilliamsFounder/President at REZI
Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000
Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzJosh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi
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Also worked at Ernst & Young1,817
Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures
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