Board Member, Chairman

Ben Loper

History

Building a Pipeline from Special Operations to Civilian Opportunities

August, 2006

Graduated from Auburn University

Graduated from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama with a Bachelors in Arts, Economics

August, 2006

May, 2009

Graduated from Vanderbilt University

Graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee with a Masters in Science in Finance

May, 2009

October 2020

Green Berets at Golden Bear

Helps co-found Central Florida’s leading charity veteran golf tournament raising over $185k for the Green Beret Foundation. 

October 2020

March, 2023

Special Operations Fund

Continued success of the annual Green Beret golf tournament and growing need for assistance leads to broader mission and increased reach with the Special Operations Fund

March, 2023

Ben Loper, CFA

Ben Loper is Senior Vice President, Corporate Treasurer and head of the $2.5 billion asset financing business segment. In his current role, Mr. Loper is responsible for funding, capital markets, risk management, global cash management, loan underwriting and loan servicing. Prior to this, Mr. Loper was Vice President and Liability Funding Manager at BBVA Compass, responsible for a $13 billion wholesale funding portfolio. Prior to that role, Mr. Loper held various roles on wall street within the equity research department of an investment bank. Mr. Loper is also Treasurer of the Hilton Grand Vacations Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization and Chairman of the Board of the Special Operations Fund (sof.org), a 501(c)(3) organization. Mr. Loper has a masters of finance from Vanderbilt University, a Bachelors from Auburn University and is a CFA charter-holder.

words to live by

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing - Walt Disney