Ben is a principal of Gaia Natural Capital and has more than ten years’ professional experience, spanning investment banking, funds management and agribusiness.Prior to Gaia, Ben worked at Lucerne Investment Partners and Canaccord Genuity, and is a co-founder of Copperhead Sandalwood.Ben has managed a wide variety of equity capital markets and private and public M&A transactions, primarily in the agriculture, resources, and natural capital sectors.At Gaia, Ben is responsible for corporate development and primary engagement with capital markets associated with the natural capital sector. Ben holds a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Finance and Economics