Benjamin A. Farkas

Director/Board Member at Open Link Financial LLC

Technology Services

Consumer Services

Commercial Services

Network origin in Benjamin A. Farkas first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
Harvard Business School 515	College/University	Other Consumer Services	515
University of Pennsylvania 220	College/University	Other Consumer Services	220
Hellman & Friedman LLC Hellman & Friedman LLC Investment ManagersFinance Hellman & Friedman LLC (Hellman & Friedman) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. 176	Private Company	Investment Managers	176
Open Link Financial LLC Open Link Financial LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Open Link Financial LLC develops financial trading and risk management software. It products include dbcSMAETsoft, OASES, findur, IRM, RightAngle and endur. The company was founded by Coleman Fung in 1992 and is headquartered in Uniondale, NY. 28	Subsidiary	Packaged Software	28
OLF Cayman Holdings Gp LLC OLF Cayman Holdings Gp LLC Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services OLF Cayman Holdings Gp LLC provides technology services. 8	Private Company	Information Technology Services	8
OLF Cayman Holdings LP OLF Cayman Holdings LP Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Olf Cayman Holdings LP engages in the provision of other technology services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. 7	Private Company	Information Technology Services	7

Chart of Companies connected to the second degree

Multi-company connection

Companies connected to Benjamin A. Farkas via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
Yale University	College/University	Brian M. Powers Matthew Barger Jeffrey Goldstein Arrie R. Park Matt Eisen Ana Keusch David Crichlow Austin Jaspers Simon Chiu Sydney Ginsberg	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Princeton University	College/University	Philip U. Hammarskjold Jeffrey Goldstein Trevor R. Watt Emily johnson lambert David Scharfstein Casilda Aresti Nina Sola Tumi Akinlawon	Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Bain & Co., Inc. Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Allen Thorpe Erik Ragatz Tarim Wasim Sean O'Brien Adam Halpern-Leistner Philip Meicler Julia Kaufman	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Stanford Graduate School of Business	College/University	Matthew Barger Erik Ragatz Jacob Best Paul D. Emery Joseph Ghobrial Whitney Ping Caroline Sohr	Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree
Stanford University	College/University	Allen Thorpe John O'Malley Erik Ragatz Trevor R. Watt Stephen Ensley Sameer Narang Sara Ho	Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree
Kronos, Inc. Kronos, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kronos, Inc. engages in the provision of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. It offers products for business needs such as time and attendance, employee scheduling, absence management, labor activities, analytics, benefits administration, talent acquisition, onboarding, human resources, talent management, and payroll. It serves health systems, manufacturing, retail, state and local government, distribution, higher education, contract services, banking, and police and corrections industries. The company was founded by Mark S. Ain and Anthony J. Parkinson on October 31, 1977 and is headquartered in Lowell, MA.	Packaged Software	Ronald Wohl Aron Ain Charles Dickson Brian M. Powers David Tunnell John O'Brien	Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Chief Administrative Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal
University of Virginia	College/University	Susanna W. Daniels Kenneth A. Knowles Jacob Best Paul D. Emery Julia Kaufman Jessica Adams	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.	College/University	Philip U. Hammarskjold Frederick Warren Hellman Sameer Narang Adam Halpern-Leistner Justin Lee	Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree
Bain Capital Private Equity LP Bain Capital Private Equity LP Investment ManagersFinance Bain Capital Private Equity LP (Bain Capital Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Bain Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.	Investment Managers	Gregory R. Why Tarim Wasim Sean O'Brien Philip Meicler	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor
GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING CORP.	Food Retail	Erik Ragatz Sameer Narang Matt Eisen Caroline Sohr	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.	Investment Banks/Brokers	Philip U. Hammarskjold Trevor R. Watt Paul D. Emery Matt Eisen	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Goodman Global, Inc. Goodman Global, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Goodman Global, Inc. manufactures heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products for residential and light commercial use. The firm provides include engineering, manufacturing, assembling, marketing and distributing services. The company was founded by Harold V. Goodman in 1975 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Engineering & Construction	Philip U. Hammarskjold Erik Ragatz Jacob Best Philip Meicler	Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Ambience Parent, Inc. Ambience Parent, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Ambience Parent, Inc. provides investment services. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in United States. The CEO of the company is Lewis L. Bird.	Financial Conglomerates	Erik Ragatz Sameer Narang Matt Eisen Gary E. Bischoping	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Renaissance Learning, Inc. Renaissance Learning, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Renaissance Learning, Inc. engages in the provision of technology-based school improvement and student assessment programs for kinder to grade 12 schools. Its products include Star 360, myIGDIs, Accelerated Reader, Math and myON. The firm's software solutions offers assessments, early literacy, individualized and balanced instruction, and response to intervention. The company was founded by Judith Ames Paul and Terrance D. Paul in 1986 and is headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.	Packaged Software	Mark Greene Tarim Wasim Deepak Advani Matt Eisen	Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.	Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds	David Tunnell Allen Thorpe Jeffrey Goldstein	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. provides customer service and contact center solutions. It also offers business consulting, professional services, Genesys support and care, Genesys Guru managed services and Genesys customer advocacy program. The firm?s solutions include contact center modernization, self service, enterprise workload management, proactive customer communications, cloud, continuous workforce optimization and different solutions by industry. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Daly City, CA.	Packaged Software	David Tunnell Tarim Wasim Stephen Ensley	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Hockey Parent Holdings LP Hockey Parent Holdings LP Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Hockey Parent Holdings LP engages in the ownership and development of real estate properties. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Real Estate Development	David Tunnell Paul D. Emery Adam Halpern-Leistner	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Sheridan Healthcare, Inc. Sheridan Healthcare, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Sheridan Healthcare, Inc. provides medical and healthcare solutions for anesthesiology and other specialties to physicians, hospitals and outpatient centers. It specializes in anesthesia, radiology, emergency medicine, neonatology, and other pediatric subspecialties services. The firm also provides support, training, and management services in non-clinical areas. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Sunrise, FL.	Medical/Nursing Services	Allen Thorpe Erik Ragatz Stephen Ensley	Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.	Investment Banks/Brokers	Allen Thorpe Jeffrey Goldstein Erik Ragatz	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
SNAP ONE HOLDINGS CORP.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Erik Ragatz Jacob Best Annmarie Neal	Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Harvard College	College/University	Ronald Wohl David Tunnell Patrick John Healy	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
AlixPartners LLP AlixPartners LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services AlixPartners LLP engages in the provision of restructuring, consulting, and financial advisory services. It specializes in management consulting, strategic planning, corporate restructuring, go-to-market strategies, business growth and performance investments, and accelerated business transformation. The company was founded by Jay Alix in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Philip U. Hammarskjold Jeffrey Goldstein Tarim Wasim	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
ZENDESK, INC.	Packaged Software	Aron Ain Tarim Wasim Stephen Ensley	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Checkmarx Ltd. Checkmarx Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Checkmarx Ltd. develops application security testing software solutions. It specializes in Source Code Analysis (SCA) solutions designed for identifying, tracking, and fixing technical and logical security flaws from the source code. The company was founded by Maty Siman in 2006 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.	Packaged Software	Tarim Wasim Stephen Ensley John Yoshida	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Dartmouth College	College/University	Tarim Wasim Adam Halpern-Leistner Caroline Sohr	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
EMDEON INC	Information Technology Services	Philip U. Hammarskjold Allen Thorpe Jacob Best	Director of Research - Equity Director/Board Member Human Resources Officer
Goodman Global Holdings, Inc. Goodman Global Holdings, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Goodman Global Holdings, Inc. manufactures and markets heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products. It offers products to residential and commercial customers. The company was founded on November 14, 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Industrial Machinery	Philip U. Hammarskjold Erik Ragatz Jacob Best	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania	College/University	Deepak Advani Caleb Carter Josh Gold	Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Duke University Duke University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.	College/University	Sean O'Brien Philip Meicler Michael Dessau	Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of California, Los Angeles	College/University	Arrie R. Park Rachel Stock Lauren Zachry	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Grocery Outlet, Inc. Grocery Outlet, Inc. Food RetailRetail Trade Grocery Outlet, Inc. owns and operates grocery stores. The firm offers frozen foods, deli, meat, drugs, house wares, toys, gifts, health and beauty products. The firm also exports its goods to the other countries. The company was founded by Jim Read in 1946 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.	Food Retail	Sameer Narang Matt Eisen	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Valassis Communications, Inc. Valassis Communications, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Valassis Communications, Inc. provides media and marketing services. It offers direct mail, newspaper advertising, coupon clearing, consulting and analytic services. The company was founded by George F. Valassis in 1970 and is headquartered in Livonia, MI.	Advertising/Marketing Services	Brian M. Powers John O'Malley	Chairman Director/Board Member
ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.	Investment Managers	Matthew Barger Allen Thorpe	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Mitchell International, Inc. Mitchell International, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Mitchell International, Inc provides data, software, and e-business solutions. It offers collision repair shop solutions, physical damage claims, auto casualty, and workers compensation claims management, smart price solutions, and pharmacy solutions. The company was founded by Glenn Mitchell in 1946 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.	Packaged Software	Matthew Barger Allen Thorpe	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Gartmore Investment Management Ltd. Gartmore Investment Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Gartmore Investment Management Ltd. provides investment products and services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.	Investment Managers	Patrick John Healy Allen Thorpe	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
University of Cambridge	College/University	Astor Hermans Austin Jaspers	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree
Vertafore, Inc. Vertafore, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Vertafore, Inc. develops and provides enterprise management software solutions for the insurance industry. It offers comprehensive agency solutions, management systems, content management and workflow, sales tools, compliance, managing general agent and managing general underwriter, rating. The firm services include implementation, data migration, online hosting, consulting and custom solutions. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Denver, WA.	Packaged Software	David Tunnell Allen Thorpe	Chairman Director/Board Member
MORGAN STANLEY	Investment Managers	Emily johnson lambert Lauren Cummings	Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.	Multi-Line Insurance	David Tunnell Jeffrey Goldstein	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Federal Reserve System	General Government	David M. Hollond Mark Greene	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
MIT Sloan School of Management	College/University	Bill Popp David Scharfstein	Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal
Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd. Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company. It engages in investment activities that include the media, tourist resorts and operation of hedge funds. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.	Investment Managers	Brian M. Powers Patrick John Healy	Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal
Digitas, Inc. Digitas, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Digitas, Inc. provides digital and interactive marketing services to the Internet-based and e-commerce companies. The company also provides cross-channel communications to clients. Its services include customer acquisition, cross-sell, loyalty, affinity and customer care operations. The company was founded by Robert L. Cosinuk in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Philip U. Hammarskjold Patrick John Healy	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Boston University	College/University	Carol R. Scheman Aaron Michel	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Ernst & Young LLP Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Andrew G. Goodman Douglas R. Wendler	Human Resources Officer Corporate Officer/Principal
Brown University	College/University	Joel Lloyd Gantcher Emily Riemer	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree

Statistics

International

United States	44
Israel	3
United Kingdom	3
Mexico	2
Bermuda	2

Sectoral

Consumer Services	16
Technology Services	11
Finance	11
Commercial Services	8
Retail Trade	3

Operational

Director/Board Member	278
Corporate Officer/Principal	106
Undergraduate Degree	93
Private Equity Investor	60
Graduate Degree	38

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Allen Thorpe	35
Diego du Monceau de Bergendal	26
Erik Ragatz	25
David Tunnell	25
Patrick John Healy	25
Jeffrey Goldstein	24
Philip U. Hammarskjold	22
Matthew Barger	19
Aron Ain	18
John O'Malley	17
Mark Greene	17
Joseph P. Dwyer	16
Tarim Wasim	15
Brian M. Powers	13
Heidi M. Melin	13

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