Hillside Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund focused on the insurtech, edtech and sustainability verticals. As a partner my main focus revolves around cultivating a sustainable top of the funnel pipeline, developing macro and industry specific theses and conducting in-depth due diligence for prospective start up investments.

As a board member at the Institute Ben facilitates entrepreneurial growth at the University of Connecticut. Through entrepreneurial events, seminars and mentoring the Werth Institute has a distinct goal of making UCONN one of the preeminent entrepreneurial schools throughout the country.

Decathlete for UCONN's Men's Track Team3X NCAA Academic All American

From June of 2020 through August 2021 I was Alternative Investment Research Analyst at IEQ Capital, an innovative RIA with a revolutionary private investment platform that drives high returns while limiting downside risk. As an investment intern I conducted extensive research and authored due diligence memos for a variety of private investment opportunities. The majority of my research revolved around funds within venture capital, growth equity, private equity, opportunistic lending, corporate lending, and commercial real estate. Along wth the analysis of specific funds, I also led a team of interns in an in-depth diligence process of both private and public ESG investment opportunities, which culminated in a proposal presentation to the entire firm.

Loeb.nyc is a disruptive venture collective specializing in early stage investments in promising, young startups. Loeb.nyc has a unique business model that focuses on corporate development and strategic partnerships to foster exponential growth in their portfolio companies. As a venture intern I focused my efforts on assisting one of their startups in business development, branding and blitzscaling to achieve the necessary levels of growth.

Firedome is a revolutionary cybersecurity startup focused on protecting all types of IoT devices from malicious cyber attacks. Firedome is a part of Two Sigma's venture capital arm and takes part in the Loeb.nyc intern program as well. I am currently focused on implementing their large scale go to market strategy along with ensuring all areas of the business are ready to scale.

MXERS Audio is a student run startup that has developed, manufactured, patented and sold the first only pair of earbuds that offers consumers an optimized listening experience. As the CMO I am in charge of creating and distributing content, directing our Amazon and Shopify platforms, along with overseeing retail contracts and wholesale negotiations as well.

Twin West is a prominent chamber of commerce serving the Western suburbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. As the Project Coordinator I primarily focus on growing their entrepreneurship and small business involvement in the community, and I mainly accomplish this through coordination and sponsoring entrepreneurial events around the metropolitan area.

Global Junctions is a student run non-profit focused on providing third world countries with medical supplies. As the marketing director I focus on marketing our fundraising events, communicating with potential donors and finding prospective communities

From late 2016 to early 2017 I was one of 5 Community Organizer for Twin Cities Startup Weekend Youth. During my stint on the organizing team I organized a 54 hour entrepreneurship event specifically geared towards youth. Our event was run through the Techstars Startup Weekend Model, and required collaboration with the executives at Techstars headquarters. The event was held at the University of Minnesota' Carlson School of Business, included over 80 participants, over 30 mentors and 5 judges.

From 2014-2016 for the months of June-August I was apart of the summer intern team at Messerli and Kramer P.A. As a part of the intern team I lead organizing projects, communicated with the Hennepin County Court System and completed filing tasks.