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Ben Phelan

Investor

Deputy Chief Financial Officer at B Capital Group

Los Angeles

About

Ben Phelan is Deputy Chief Financial Officer at B Capital, overseeing finance, operations, accounting, and portfolio management. He previously worked at the private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners and started his career in the Financial Services Assurance Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers; he is a Certified Public Accountant. He earned a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Iowa and a Master of Professional Accountancy from the University of California, Irvine.

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Experience

  1. B CapitalDeputy CFOcurrent2025 — present
  2. B CapitalVice President Finance2023 — 2025Manhattan Beach, California, United States
  3. B CapitalDirector of Finance2022 — 2023
  4. B CapitalFinance Senior Manager2020 — 2022Manhattan Beach, CA
  5. B CapitalFinance Manager2018 — 2020Manhattan Beach, California
  6. Leonard Green & Partners (LGP)Fund Accountant2016 — 2018Los Angeles, CA
  7. PwCExperienced Assurance Associate - Financial Services2015 — 2016Los Angeles, CA
  8. UC IrvineGraduate Teaching Assistant2015

Education

  1. UC IrvineMasters of Professional Accountancy2014 — 2015
  2. The University of Iowa Tippie College of BusinessBachelor of Arts (BA), Accounting and Finance2010 — 2014
  3. Libertyville High School

Skills & more

Customer Service5Team Building2Editing1Invoicing1Time Management2Teaching1Financial Analysis3Accounting3Data Analysis1Event Planning3Financial Accounting2Budgets2
+11 moreLeadershipManagementTeamworkPreparationMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficePowerPointMicrosoft WordOutlookSAPAccess

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Also attended UC Irvine83

Christian BuergerPortfolio Development at Intel CapitalJonathan GiegCommunity Manager at Pantera CapitalRyan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture PartnersZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpCameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc

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Also attended The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business9

Evan MooreVenture Partner at Floating PointLynn AmbrosyManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersJack WarningPortfolio at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALAlex ChristPartner at Advance Venture PartnersNicole GundersonPrincipal at ManchesterStory Group, LLCEric EngelmannGeneral Partner at ISA Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at B Capital80

Allen DuanVenture Partner at Differential VenturesJenn Kranz GuillenInvestor at Mucker CapitalBRYAN CIAMBELLAGeneral Partner at PROOFMargaret Gaby MalonePartner at Flare Capital PartnersMatan LamdanInvestor at Striker Venture PartnersPaulina KarpisVice President, Platform at Long Ridge Equity Partners

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Also worked at Leonard Green & Partners (LGP)4

Alexander DannVice President of Finance at Casa Verde CapitalWarren ChiaPartner at Romulus CapitalJamie SullivanPartner at Andreessen HorowitzIsaiah BoonePartner at Sequoia Capital

Also worked at PwC953

David PhuController at Felicis VenturesTianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersAne Tolnes HaugdalInvestor at InvestinorEgilInvestor at Investinor

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Also worked at UC Irvine27

Pascal KroteePrincipal, Ph.D. at RiverVest Venture PartnersSherwin KuoInvestor at FusionHans KeirsteadChairman at RDiscoveryOla JimohSeae Ventures Fellow at Seae VenturesDr. Ryan SpitlerAdvisory Partner at Boutique Venture PartnersBob HolmenManaging Director at Miramar Venture Partners

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Colleagues at B Capital Group

Aakash Tulsani
Principal at B Capital Group
Abhiram Kumar
Principal at B4 Capital
Adam Seabrook
Partner at B4 Capital
Adrian Alvarez
Senior Manager, Finance at B Capital Group
Akash Khandelwal
Senior Associate at B4 Capital
Allen Duan
Venture Partner, Enterprise Tech and AI at B4 Capital
Andrea Pisoni
Partner, Head of AI at B4 Capital
Andrew Jackson
General Partner and Chief AI Officer at B Capital Group