Ben Forman
Ben Forman is the Founder and Managing Partner of ParaFi Capital, a leading crypto-native investment and technology firm. Under his leadership, ParaFi has become one of the largest investors, users, and governance participants within the DeFi ecosystem, spanning the full network lifecycle—from pre-launch to full decentralization. An early investor in the digital markets, Forman has developed a deep network and expertise in the blockchain sector. He founded ParaFi after a decade of working in private equity and credit markets at major investment managers, including KKR and TPG. Forman was Director in the Credit business at KKR, investing across a variety of industry sectors and strategies, including distressed special situations, private credit, and opportunistic and liquid credit. Before that, he served as a Vice President with TPG’s former credit business, Sixth Street Partners, as one of the firm investment professionals to join the platform.
Ben Forman Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Managing Partner
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Director, Credit Business
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Vice President, Sixth Street Partners
Academic History
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B.A., Philosophy, Politics and Economics
PARAFI
Forman also serves as ParaFi's CIO, responsible for the firm's strategies, including investing in public and private cryptoassets.
He is also responsible for systematic credit and market neutral DeFi strategies and blockchain-focused venture capital and growth equity investing.
EARLY CAREER
Forman served on KKR's Innovation and Disruption Council as the firm's domain expert on the blockchain ecosystem.
At KKR, he was also an expert in sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities in digital assets and companies in the sector.
Earlier in his career, he worked in private equity at Littlejohn & Co., and investment banking at Rothschild & Co.
MEDIA
Forman has been featured at various media outlets and publications, including Forbes, Blockworks, Coinbase, and others.
He has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.