About
Ben Stein is a finance executive who qualified as a chartered accountant in three countries and also trained as a lawyer. Across roughly 17 years he has worked in technology, financial services, real estate, engineering and infrastructure, advising on major capital investments and business and technology programmes in North America, Europe and Asia.
CEO at Staple AI
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Experience
- StapleCEO at Staplecurrent2020 — presentSingapore
- Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2019Singapore
- AVTELCFO2017 — 2019Singapore
- OctopusConsultant, Specialist Finance2015 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- Office of Rail and Road (ORR)Senior Economic Analyst2015London Area, United Kingdom
- PeabodyConsultant, Corporate Finance2014 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- KPMG Corporate Finance LLCVice President, Corporate Finance - Infrastructure Advisory2012 — 2014Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- KPMG AustraliaExecutive, Corporate Finance - Real Estate Advisory2009 — 2012Greater Brisbane Area
- KPMG AustraliaAssistant Manager Audit2008Greater Brisbane Area
- KPMG AustraliaSenior Accountant Audit2006 — 2007Greater Brisbane Area
- KPMG AustraliaAccountant, Audit2005 — 2006Greater Brisbane Area
- KPMG UKAudit Supervisor2008Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Education
- The College of Law AustraliaGraduate Diploma of Legal Practice and Solicitor (Supreme Court, Queensland)
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New ZealandGraduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting, Accounting
- The University of QueenslandBachelor of Laws
- The University of QueenslandBachelor of Commerce
- MakersFull Stack Software Development
Skills & more
Strategy22Management1Due Diligence78Financial Modeling65Financial Analysis50Project Finance30Valuation19Finance17External Audit14Corporate Finance14Internal Controls11IFRS9
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Financial ServicesRestructuringBusiness ValuationFinancial AdvisoryInfrastructure ProjectsFeasibility StudiesReal Estate TransactionsBusiness Process ImprovementDistributed Ledger TechnologyBusiness PlanningStapleProcess ImprovementLanguages Japanese
- Duolingo
- Chartered Accountant — Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)
- IBM Blockchain Foundation Developer — IBM
- Introduction to Hyperledger Technologies — The Linux Foundation
- Series 63 - Uniform Securities Agent — FINRA
- Series 79 - Investment Banking Representative — FINRA
- Chartered Accountant (Australia and New Zealand) — Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ben Stein work?
- Ben Stein is CEO at Staple AI.
- What companies did Ben Stein found?
- Ben Stein founded Staple AI.
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The University of Queensland mafia24
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Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand mafia3
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Makers mafia3
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The College of Law Australia mafia3
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Also attended The University of Queensland114
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Shared employers
Also worked at Staple1
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Also worked at KPMG Australia19
Rachel YangPartner at Giant LeapLeeor GroenPartner, Spartan Advisory at The Spartan GroupAlister ColemanPartner at Folklore VenturesBrian GanAnalyst (Generalist) at Acorn CapitalAlissa LucasImpact Associate at Blackbird FoundryLiz DallimoreInvestment Committee Member at Tenmile
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Also worked at KPMG UK65
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