Bio

Ben Ault is a Managing Director and Oxford Investment Fellow with Oxford Financial Group, Ltd. In this role, Ben is responsible for the sourcing, evaluation, execution and management of direct private equity investments and is a key member of the Oxford Mayfair Investment Committee. The Mayfair initiative focuses on making direct private equity investments in privately held companies. Prior to joining Oxford, Ben spent more than 15 years as a Managing Director with Grey Mountain Partners, a middle-market private equity firm that grew to acquire 40+ companies and manage approximately $750 million in aggregate commitments across three private equity funds. During his time there, he managed external relationships for the firm, sourced investment opportunities, conducted due diligence, negotiated M&A transactions and served as a board member for six portfolio companies. Prior to Grey Mountain Partners, Ben was an Investment Banking Analyst with the M&A group of Goldman Sachs. Ben received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Indiana University, graduating magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa and with honors. He received his Master’s degree from the London School of Economics where he graduated with merit.