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SuperReturn CFO/COO North America
May 12-14, 2026
The Gwen HotelChicago

Ben Bresnahan
CCO & COO at Everside Capital Partners
Interviewee

Profile

Ben is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Everside. Prior to joining Everside in 2019, Ben was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of CTF Capital Management and Foundation Asset Management (affiliated firms), each an SEC registered equity long/short strategy firm. Ben was a co-founder and responsible for all non-investment aspects of each firm including marketing, accounting, operations, legal, compliance, technology and office administration.

Previously, Ben was COO and CCO of JAT Capital Management, a $2.5 billion SEC registered equity long/short strategy. Prior to JAT, Ben was Chief Operations Officer of Drake Management, an SEC registered investment adviser with $14 billion in assets and 120 employees at its peak.

As a member of the operating committee, equity participant and first employee, he participated in all aspects of growing the firm from its inception. Ben started his career at State Street Bank & Trust specializing in the establishment of new operational departments in Munich, London, Dublin, Zurich and the U.S.

Ben holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of New Hampshire and resides in Connecticut with his wife and three children.

Agenda Sessions

  • The relationship between private markets and government

    9:50am