Prior to joining the founding team at Copper Sky, Benjamin Brockwell contracted for several firms in the private equity and venture capital industry. On the corporate side, he played a critical role as an Accelerator Team Associate for Bayer Pharmaceuticals to build out an investment program that merged technology and consumer health verticals. He has extensive sales, finance, and entrepreneurial experience.

Benjamin currently serves on the board for two AZ-VC portfolio companies, Uplinq and Right-Hand Cybersecurity. He is a Partner with SVP Arizona and serves as a mentor chair for Venture Madness. In 2021, he was appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve on the Arizona Senate Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Study Committee.

He received his MBA from Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business, where he was awarded the Forward Focus full-tuition scholarship. During this period, he served as the President of the MBA Association and was also elected as the Global President of the Graduate Business Forum (GBF) to represent the top 70 business schools in the world.

While obtaining his B.S. in Economics at the University of Arizona, he founded and operated a tech-enabled resale business that he exited.

Benjamin’s early career progression afforded him the opportunity to work across the country, spanning from New York to Honolulu. During his free time, you can find him at the lake with his wife and co-captain, along with their two daughters and beloved fur-baby, Poi.