Ben Peterson
Chief Executive Officer at Purple Elephant Ventures
Profile
Ben Peterson is the founder and current Chief Executive Officer of Purple Elephant Ventures, founded in 2020.
He is also the founder of Journalists for Human Rights.
Prior to founding Purple Elephant Ventures, he worked as a Senior Partner at AHL Venture Partners.
Ben Peterson active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Purple Elephant Ventures
 Purple Elephant Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Purple Elephant Ventures is a venture studio based in Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenyan company designs and build start-ups in-house, with a focus on addressing the biggest challenges facing the tourism industry in Kenya. The company's goal is to build innovative, scalable, and profitable start-ups that will lead Kenya's tourism industry to a greener future. The company was founded in 2020 by Jan van der Does de Willebois, Mikul Shah, and Ben Peterson, who has been the CEO since 2020. | Chief Executive Officer | 31/12/2019 |
Former positions of Ben Peterson
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Journalists for Human Rights
 Journalists for Human Rights Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is an organization that provides training to journalists globally on how to report on human rights issues in an ethical and objective manner. JHR's mission is to train journalists to report on human rights and governance issues in their communities. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and was founded by Ben Peterson. With over 21 years of experience, JHR has worked with more than 19,000 journalists across the world. The organization currently operates sector-wide programs in over 16 countries. | Founder | 14/10/2011 |
AHL Venture Partners
 AHL Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance AHL Venture Partners is an investment management company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Private Equity Investor | - |
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Journalists for Human Rights
Journalists for Human Rights Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is an organization that provides training to journalists globally on how to report on human rights issues in an ethical and objective manner. JHR's mission is to train journalists to report on human rights and governance issues in their communities. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and was founded by Ben Peterson. With over 21 years of experience, JHR has worked with more than 19,000 journalists across the world. The organization currently operates sector-wide programs in over 16 countries. | Commercial Services |
AHL Venture Partners
AHL Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance AHL Venture Partners is an investment management company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Finance |
Purple Elephant Ventures
Purple Elephant Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Purple Elephant Ventures is a venture studio based in Nairobi, Kenya. The Kenyan company designs and build start-ups in-house, with a focus on addressing the biggest challenges facing the tourism industry in Kenya. The company's goal is to build innovative, scalable, and profitable start-ups that will lead Kenya's tourism industry to a greener future. The company was founded in 2020 by Jan van der Does de Willebois, Mikul Shah, and Ben Peterson, who has been the CEO since 2020. | Finance |
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