Ben founded Kennedy Black Wealth Management in 2009 after a decade of working in the City as an investment banker (in the Debt Capital Markets team). Ben has a law degree (2.1 with Hons) from the University of Birmingham and a post-graduate degree (with distinction) in Mathematical Finance from Birkbeck College, University of London. He is a Chartered Financial Planner, the gold standard for financial advisers in the UK. In his spare time, Ben enjoys keeping active: going to the gym, playing football, playing squash and snowboarding. Sadly, his rugby-playing days are firmly behind him. He lives in Beaconsfield with his wife and two sons.