Ben has Bachelors of Law and Commerce from the University of Otago. He has been admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and has 16 years of experience in corporate finance. Before joining 2040 Ventures and Punakaiki Fund, Ben was at SkyCity for eight years where he was responsible for driving the development and execution of group strategy, overseeing M&A activity, supporting divisional and regional strategic initiatives, reviewing and executing major investment proposals, leading special projects, and managing the investor relations programme and treasury function (alongside the Group Treasurer). He’s ambidextrous but we don’t hold it against him.