Ben Martin is a senior-level business and technology executive with an academic and professional focus on the intersection of business, technology, strategy and innovation. Primary among his many professional fortes is the talent for leveraging technology and innovation for competitive advantage.Employee #8, Vice President and executive team member at Parature (acquired by Microsoft). Vice President and executive team member at Network Alliance (acquired by Ntiva).Mr. Martin earned an M.B.A. (Corporate Finance & Investments) and a M.S. (Information Systems & Technology) from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He also holds a B.S. in Corporate Finance and a B.A. in Philosophy from West Virginia University.In his current role, Ben is conducting research in Quantitative and Computational Finance - most recently, focused on Statistical Arbitrage strategies for algorithmic Medium Frequency Trading (MFT).As a Management Consultant with IT Cadre (Innovation + Transformation), he served as a trusted advisor to leaders of large, complex organizations to identify unique opportunities; solve difficult, multiplex problems; and optimize strategic outcomes.At Ntiva, Inc., Ben served as the Director of Remote Operations, leading the Special Operations, Service Desk, Service Desk Academy, NOC and Apple Technology departments. Prior to the acquisition of Network Alliance, Inc. by Ntiva, Ben served on the executive management team of Network Alliance and directed the Cloud Services Support Center, which specialized in offering white glove technical support, system management and professional services for a wide spectrum of Cloud Desktop, Cloud Infrastructure and Cloud VoIP environments.Mr. Martin was Employee #8 and served as Vice President of SaaS Customer and Developer Support at Parature, Inc. (acquired by Microsoft) where he directed SaaS technical support operations serving Parature's global customer, developer and partner network.Prior to joining Parature, Ben was the Director of Investor Services at The Morino Institute Netpreneur Program, an organization dedicated to helping entrepreneurs fund and grow their technology businesses. During his four years at The Morino Institute, Ben worked with technology entrepreneurs, angel investors and early-stage venture capital firms to identify early-stage investment opportunities within the Mid-Atlantic region. Ben began his career in Information Technology as a Technology Analyst with the Advanced Technology Research & Development Department of the American Chemical Society.