Ben Boykin, a renowned financial expert with more than twenty-five years of experience, is President of Ben Boykin & Associates. Mr. Boykin has held executive financial positions with Fortune 100 organizations, a "Big 5" Public Accounting firm and he has worked extensively with educational and not-for-profit organizations for nearly two decades.

Prior to establishing Ben Boykin & Associates, he was Assistant Treasurer at Nabisco, where he was responsible for all aspects of the treasury function including raising capital, cash management, banking, interest rate management and strategic modeling. Previously, he held treasury, strategic planning, corporate development and accounting positions at RJR Nabisco. At Deloitte & Touche, he completed audit and consulting engagements for financial institutions, educational and not-for-profit organizations. He has also worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC as an Intern.

Ben Boykin is a White Plains, NY elected city official presently serving as a member of the Common Council. Previously, he served seven years as a member of the White Plains, NY Board of Education. As a member of the Board of Trustees of Bennett College in Greensboro, NC, he has held numerous positions including Chairman of the Finance Committee, Investment Committee and Development Committee. In addition, he was Treasurer of the Union Child Day Care Center in Greenburgh, NY.

Ben Boykin, MBA, CPA, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS degree in Accounting. He received his MBA, with distinction, from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University. He served as Adjunct Professor of Accounting at North Carolina A & T State University in Greensboro, NC. He has taught numerous financial courses and seminars aimed at improving company results and individual performance.