As an analyst in The 451 Group’s Financial Markets group, Ben covers mergers and acquisitions among public and private companies. His work appears in The 451 TechDealmaker analysis services and in the 451 M&A KnowledgeBase, a technology transaction database.

Before joining The 451 Group, Ben was an analyst at boutique telecom consultancy New Paradigm Resources Group, where he authored reports detailing service providers’ competitive strategies. His research spanned a variety of communications sectors, including CLECs, MSOs, ILECs and fixed wireless providers.

Ben graduated cum laude from Loyola University Chicago. He also attended Loyola’s John Felice Rome Center, during which time he traveled throughout Eastern and Western Europe and took courses in Italian and international political development.