Benjamin was born in the United States and is an expert in portfolio evaluation, and private client estate planning. He began his career with the Federal Reserve Bank of NY and then served as an International Private Banking Officer for Chemical Bank (now JP Chase Morgan), Credit Lyonnais (now Societe Generale) and Merrill Lynch before establishing an independent financial and legal advisory. Benjamin holds a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Connecticut College and M.A. from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst candidate and resides in Sao Paulo, Brazil.