Benjamin Vear

Benjamin Vear has had a long and varied career. Benjamin began as the CEO of Vear Williams LLC in 2010, and then became CIO of Backpack in 2012. In 2013, they became Managing Partner of HVH Enterprises LLC, and in 2015 they took on the role of Entrepreneur in Residence at The Garage at Northwestern University. In 2016, they became Partner at The Chicago Group, llc and in 2017 they Co-Founded Nameless Ventures. In 2019, they became Principal at Config Dynamics LLC, and in 2020 they were appointed President & Member of the Board of Advisors at CASHDROP. Benjamin also currently serves as Principal at Big Data Ventures LLC.

Benjamin Vear attended St. Paul's School from 1996 to 2000, followed by Northwestern University from 2000 to 2007. Benjamin also participated in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) program.