Ben Chelf
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Founding Partner | Elementum
Bio:
Ben was a co-founder of Coverity, a software quality and security company birthed from his research as a PhD student at Stanford. Coverity attracted investment from the likes of Benchmark Capital and Foundation Capital, employed hundreds of people, and, in 2014, was acquired by Synopsys. Ben served as both COO and CTO, defining product strategy and working closely with customers and the press and analyst communities.
He's been named to ComputerWorld's Top 40 under 40 Innovative IT Professionals and is in the Stanford Inventor Hall of Fame. Ben has lived every part of the entrepreneurial cycle and is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience. As part of this work, Ben also heads up the Venture Lab at the nonprofit Praxis, helping serial entrepreneurs research and develop new organizations from the moment of inspiration to incorporation.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO FAITH DRIVEN INVESTOR
Bob Doll joins Richard and John to talk about his 2024 predictions in this edition of Marks on the Markets.
In Matthew 6, Jesus says to store our treasures in heaven, not earth, and in this episode of the Faith Driven Investor Podcast, Finny Kuruvilla joins John and Richard to talk about what that might mean for investors.
On this special edition of Marks on the Markets, Richard and Luke are joined by Patrick Farrell, the co-founder of Potomac Angel Capital to talk the opportunities, the challenges, and the current market trends surrounding early stage investing.
John Coleman joins Richard Cunningham to provide listeners with practical next steps that will take them from radical heart change to transformational action.
In a different take on Marks on the Markets, we talk with Justin Forman and Henry Kaestner about the exciting work God is doing in Faith Driven Investors around the world and across various asset classes.
Trevor Hightower, Partner at Macfarlan Capital Partners, joins Luke Roush to talk about investing in agriculture.
Host John Coleman is joined by Jake Thomsen and Ross Roggensack to give us a year in review and a look ahead at what’s ahead for 2024.
Experienced investor and advisor Mark Klopp joins John Coleman to give a basic overview of Angel Investing.
Bader Mansour, a Palestinian-Israeli entrepreneur, and Mordechai Wiseman, a Jewish-Israeli Investor, graciously joined the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Podcast for a conversation about how their faith in Jesus has informed their perspectives on leadership, identity, and the current conflict in Israel.
Mark Stoleson joins us to talk about their approach, the power of building frameworks, and what it’s like to think globally about Faith Driven Investing.
David Erickson, Chief Investment Officer of Ascension Investment Management, joins the show to give us an overview of thematic investing for this month’s Marks on the Markets Episode.
AI investor, James Cham, joins the show to talk about how he wrestles through the ever-changing landscape of technology with wisdom, discernment, and a redemptive vision of the world.
Justin Speer and Phil Jung join John to talk about an overview of private and public markets as we head into Fall.
Adesuwa Rhodes joins the show to talk about the untapped investment opportunities in West Africa and what it’s like to be one of the only female fund managers on the continent.
Finny Kurruvilla joins us to talk about public equities with a specific focus on biotech and healthcare.
Creation Investments founder and managing partner, Patrick Fisher, joins us to discuss the opportunities in emerging markets around the world.
Ben Erskine and Thomas Hahn join the show to help us make sense of the complex real estate market and to share how we can be redeeming the industry as Faith Driven Investors.
Michael Eisenberg joins the podcast for an open conversation about how his Jewish faith influences his views of investing.
In this special episode, we play musical chairs and put our typical host, John Coleman, in the hot seat as he fields questions about the state of the markets so far in 2023.
Brent Beshore and Marcus Stroud unpack the power of doing life with other investors, giving practical guidance on how you can build community, too.
Phil Jung and Brandon Allen join the show and offer some insights into the current state of venture capital and growth equity.
Michael Hall and Tim Hurley join the show to talk about how Christian organizations can partner with the government to advance the common good while sustaining profitable returns for their stakeholders.
Justin Speer and Zack Mansfield join the show to talk about how Christian investors can think through the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and others in the recent banking crisis.
Mike Asem, founding partner of M25, opens up about the unique challenges investors face when the businesses they believe in don’t work out in this powerful and honest conversation.
Henry Kaestner and Ross Roggensack join the show to give us an update on the Faith Driven Investing movement.
Author and investor Shundrawn Thomas joins the show to talk about how his firm, The Copia Group, is making measurable impacts and how other Faith Driven Investors can do the same.
Bob Doll and David Spika join the show to share their thoughts on how Christian investors can think through layoffs, the potential recession, and ESG investing. David even makes a bold Super Bowl prediction.
Kola Aina joins the show to talk about the makings of a good deal and share his vision for righteous capital.
EdTech Investors Evan Baehr and James Tieng sit down with John and Luke to talk about the unique opportunities available in education, how the industry is moving away from traditional classroom settings, and who their most played artist was on Spotify in 2022.
Tony Minopoli and Andrew Abela join John to share about what it looks like for Catholics to engage in Faith Driven Investing both in the modern day and throughout history.