SteelWave is an owner developer of properties which has had operations in Foster City for 30 years.  Ben is responsible for Northern California acquisitions and development activities for SteelWave. Prior to joining SteelWave in 2018, Ben was Vice President of Acquisitions & Development at the Irvine Company, the largest property owner developer in California. In that capacity, he was responsible for acquisitions and development of office and residential projects in Northern California with over $3.6 billion in project cost, including the 3.8 million square foot Santa Clara Square mixed-use project and the 1.5 million square foot Pathline office project in Sunnyvale. Ben also worked at Forest City, where he was responsible for the entitlement, planning and development of the 5M and Pier 70 projects in San Francisco with a total of over 5 million SF of mixed-use development.

Ben’s experience also includes 12 years in the venture capital and investment banking industries where he was an investor in early-stage technology and clean technology companies.  Ben previously served on the Boards of the Yerba Buena Community Benefits District, South of Market Early Education Center, SF 5th & Mission Garage.

Ben has an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California.