About
Ben Shank joined Paceline in August 2021, where he handles underwriting and asset management for investments in the firm's real estate strategy. He previously worked as a Senior Analyst at Starwood Property Trust, a publicly traded commercial REIT, including time in its distressed loan workout group and its Analyst Rotation Program across acquisitions, asset management, and capital markets, and earlier spent a year at a consumer packaged goods startup in business development and operations. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics from Wabash College.
Invests in
PropTech
Experience
- Paceline Equity PartnersDirectorcurrent2026 — presentDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Paceline Equity PartnersVice President2022 — 2025Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Paceline Equity PartnersAssociate2021 — 2022
- Starwood Property TrustSenior Analyst2020 — 2021Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- CPG StartupOperations and Business Development2018 — 2020Boulder, Colorado
- Starwood Property TrustRotational Analyst2016 — 2018Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- Starwood Property TrustCapital Markets Intern2015Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- ASGNew Product Launch Intern2014Greater Chicago Area
- AMI Investment ManagementIntern2012 — 2013Greater Fort Wayne
Skills & more
Analysis4Teamwork10Research15Economics12Accounting8Equity Research2Financial Analysis6Data Analysis6Financial Modeling3Customer Service3Capital Markets1Fixed Income1
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ValuationReal EstateMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointMicrosoft OfficeOutlookEnglishLanguages Spanish
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Colleagues at Paceline
Alison Ridge
Advising Partner Access Capital Partners Advisor U.K. Ltd at Access Capital Partners
Allison Murphy
Director, Investor Relations at Paceline
Andres Rodriguez
Senior Associate at Paceline
Aseem Arab
Senior Associate at Paceline
Ben Anderson
Director, Portfolio Reporting at Paceline
Brad Davis
Head of Underwriting and Asset Management at Paceline
Chris Tanner
Director at Paceline
Christian Wright
Investor Relations Senior Analyst at Paceline
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Shank?
- Ben Shank joined Paceline in August 2021, where he handles underwriting and asset management for investments in the firm's real estate strategy. He previously worked as a Senior Analyst at Starwood Property Trust, a publicly traded commercial REIT, including time in its distressed loan workout group and its Analyst Rotation Program across acquisitions, asset management, and capital markets, and earlier spent a year at a consumer packaged goods startup in business development and operations. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Financial Economics from Wabash College.
- Where does Ben Shank work?
- Ben Shank is Director at Paceline.
- What does Ben Shank invest in?
- Ben Shank invests in PropTech.
- Where did Ben Shank go to school?
- Ben Shank studied at Wabash College (Bachelor’s Degree, Major: Financial Economics); Universidad de Granada (Bachelor’s Degree, Spanish Language and Literature); Canterbury High School.
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Also attended Universidad de Granada24
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Shared employers
Also worked at Paceline Equity Partners32
Jonathan RosenPartner at PacelineAlison RidgeAdvising Partner Access Capital Partners Advisor U.K. Ltd at Access Capital PartnersTuomo UrrilaDirector Infrastructure at Access Capital PartnersSam LoughlinChief Executive Officer at PacelineLeigh SansoneChief Investment Officer at PacelineGrant WilbeckHead of Investments at Paceline
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