Bio
Ben Rowe is a co-founder and Managing Partner of KHP Capital Partners, with direct responsibility for asset management, finance, capital raising and investor relations. Previously, Ben served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants from 2008 to January 2015. In this role, he oversaw asset management as well as the finance and accounting function for both Kimpton and the real estate investments of the KHP Funds. Ben's responsibilities included securing debt and equity capital, owned asset management, financial reporting, risk management, tax and treasury management, and information technology. Ben originally joined Kimpton in 2003 and served in a series of increasingly senior roles, including as Senior Vice President, Treasurer prior to being promoted to CFO. Prior to Kimpton, Ben served as the Chief Financial Officer of Leirum, a restaurant and entertainment group. Ben began his professional career as an investment banker at Salomon Smith Barney in New York City, focusing on capital raising and strategic advisory work for the lodging and gaming industries. Ben holds a B.S. with Distinction from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, where he majored in hospitality finance. He also holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Ben is a member of the ULI Hotel Development Council and serves on the Advisory Board of the Center for Real Estate & Finance at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration. He also serves on the National Board of Directors of Spark, a nonprofit youth mentoring organization.
