As Chief Executive Officer, Ben brings nearly 30 years experience investing in successful businesses across industries and regions and translates his business acumen into driving Tall Oak’s innovation and growth plans. He works closely with the strategic leadership team to identify growth opportunities, assess risk and develop plans to achieve the company’s long-term vision.

Ben also leads the firm’s investment decisions as Chief Investment Officer. A veteran of the investment management industry, Ben’s extensive background includes working with Institutions, pension funds, endowments, and families to pursue their investment goals. His diverse investment management capabilities span equities, credit, hedging strategies, private equity, and multi-asset portfolio construction while managing mutual funds, investment trusts, and institutional segregated accounts.

A dedicated investment manager, Ben’s spent much of his professional career in the UK, where he worked at several prominent institutions, including RIT Capital Partners in London, UK, and sister company Windmill Hill Asset Management, where most recently he served as Chief Investment Officer. Windmill Hill is one of Europe’s largest and oldest endowments. Previously, Ben has held progressively senior investment management roles at Invesco Asset Management, Morgan Stanley Investment Management in the UK, and Highstreet Asset Management.

In Ben’s spare time, he is very involved in the community. Currently, Ben sits on the Investment Committees of the Diocese of London, and the Walter J Blackburn Foundation - two local not-for-profit organizations based in his hometown of London, Ontario. Previously, while in the UK, Ben volunteered his time as an Investment Committee member of the Courtauld Institute, an endowment supporting Education and the Arts in the UK.