Ben Ikeda
Private Equity Investor at Brass Ring Capital, Inc.
Profile
Ben joined Brass Ring Capital as a Vice President in 2019 and was promoted to Principal in 2023.
His responsibilities include evaluating investment opportunities, structuring transactions, and monitoring portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Brass Ring, Ben was a Vice President at Cherry Tree & Associates, a Minneapolis-based investment banking firm.
While at Cherry Tree, he focused on executing M&A transactions across business services, industrials, and technology sectors.
Ben graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Gustavus Adolphus College with a B.A.
in economics.
He received an M.B.A.
with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Ben lives in suburban Minneapolis with his wife and three children.
He enjoys playing soccer, traveling, and reading.
Ben Ikeda active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Brass Ring Capital, Inc.
 Brass Ring Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Brass Ring Capital Inc (Brass Ring Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Dave J Raffel. The firm is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. | Private Equity Investor | 2019-03-31 |
Former positions of Ben Ikeda
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Cherry Tree Investments/Private Equity/
 Cherry Tree Investments/Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance Cherry Investments /Private Equity/ is a private equity/venture capital operating division of Cherry Tree Investments, Inc. founded in 1980. The firm is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. | Analyst-Equity | 2019-03-31 |
The Mayo Clinic (Old)
 The Mayo Clinic (Old) Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Mayo Clinic provided medical care. The firm offered healthy living program, mayo clinic membership and health letter, medical products, population health and wellness programs, health plan administration, medical laboratory services and continuing education for medical professionals. The company was founded by William J. Mayo in 1919 and was headquartered in Rochester, MN. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
OptumInsight, Inc.
 OptumInsight, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services OptumInsight, Inc. provides healthcare information technology and consulting services. It offers technology services, information, analytics, business services and consulting to help solve the most important problems clients face across the health system. The firm provides solutions for physicians, hospitals, life sciences companies, government agencies and other organizations that comprise the health care system. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Ben Ikeda
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Undergraduate Degree |
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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| Private companies | 4 |
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Cherry Tree Investments/Private Equity/
Cherry Tree Investments/Private Equity/ Investment ManagersFinance Cherry Investments /Private Equity/ is a private equity/venture capital operating division of Cherry Tree Investments, Inc. founded in 1980. The firm is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. | Finance |
OptumInsight, Inc.
OptumInsight, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services OptumInsight, Inc. provides healthcare information technology and consulting services. It offers technology services, information, analytics, business services and consulting to help solve the most important problems clients face across the health system. The firm provides solutions for physicians, hospitals, life sciences companies, government agencies and other organizations that comprise the health care system. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, MN. | Technology Services |
The Mayo Clinic (Old)
The Mayo Clinic (Old) Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Mayo Clinic provided medical care. The firm offered healthy living program, mayo clinic membership and health letter, medical products, population health and wellness programs, health plan administration, medical laboratory services and continuing education for medical professionals. The company was founded by William J. Mayo in 1919 and was headquartered in Rochester, MN. | Health Services |
Brass Ring Capital, Inc.
Brass Ring Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Brass Ring Capital Inc (Brass Ring Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Dave J Raffel. The firm is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. | Finance |
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