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Biography

Ben Kaufmann sets the strategic financial vision for MarketStar and directs our finance, accounting, and legal teams. Ben has deep experience in and a passion for the technology industry and in its capacity to unlock economic value by aggregating human intelligence to solve intractable problems.

Prior to joining MarketStar, Ben was the CFO for the $15B Global Enterprise Business at HPE where he led a successful turnaround of that business based on a three-pronged approach of aligning culture with strategy, re-engineering business process’ to drive transparency and accountability, and re-calibrating investment capacity to drive growth. During his time at HPE he also held leadership roles in organizations with financial and strategic accountability for Strategic Account Sales, Strategic Alliance Partnerships, Inside Sales, Pricing Strategy, Divestiture Management & M&A integration. Prior to HPE, Ben spent several years in transaction advisory roles in the mortgage banking and venture capital industries.

Ben earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics from Utah State University and an MBA in Finance and Strategy from Brigham Young University. He enjoys exploring the world through the eyes of his four children. He and his family currently reside in Liberty, Utah.