Ben Brake

Prior to co-founding Epic in 2007, Ben was part of the original management group that started Juniper Bank, the first-ever venture capital-backed credit card issuer. At Juniper, Ben served as Chief Marketing Officer and Managing Director, where he oversaw all facets of the company’s marketing, analytical, partner management, and product development activities.

Ben was also EVP of Marketing at First USA, where he built one of the largest and most successful financial services marketing organizations in the U.S., with responsibility for an annual customer acquisition budget of $1 billion, generating as many as 10 million new accounts per year.

His experience includes leading customer acquisition, existing customer marketing, marketing analysis, marketing operations, new product development, and co-brand partner management functions. He’s also been awarded a U.S. patent for an innovative and highly successful credit card product. Earlier in his career, Ben worked for American Express and Wachovia.

Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from The College of William and Mary and a Master of Business Administration from University of Virginia Darden School of Business.