Member of the Advisory Board, Cambridge Judge Business School
Senior Advisor, Bridges Fund Management
Former CEO, Octopus Investments and Octopus Real Estate
Cambridge affiliations
- MBA, Wolfson College (2003)
Professional history
Benjamin is an experienced CEO, with expertise in leading and scaling alternative investment companies, both organically and through M&A. He is passionate about creating inclusive, high-performance cultures.
He has 20+ years’ investment experience, with deep expertise in real estate, combined with alternative investment experience across private equity, venture capital, operational platforms and private debt.
Benjamin is Senior Advisor to Bridges Fund Management, advising on strategy, expansion and growing their successful real estate business. Bridges is a leading real estate and private equity impact investor which has raised over £2 billion.
Prior to this, Benjamin was CEO at Octopus Investments, a leading UK alternative fund manager with £10 billion FUM across institutional and retail funds across real estate, renewable energy, venture capital and sustainable infrastructure, and 750 staff. Benjamin also served as CEO of Octopus Real Estate for 6 years and worked across multiple institutional and retail investment funds, including leading the Octopus Apollo VCT.
Prior to Octopus, Benjamin invested across a range of sectors at YFM Equity Partners and Interregnum, and previously worked in technology and consulting. He has an MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge and a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
He serves on the Advisory Board of Cambridge Judge Business School.
