Ben Danner
Senior Analyst, Debit
Ben is a senior research analyst supporting the Debit practice.
Prior to joining Javelin, Ben worked at the start-up Gray Owl Network where he directed the content management and development of their financial research database. He was also an intern at Life Technologies (now ThermoFisher Scientific) in web marketing for their Primary & Stem Cell systems division.
Ben has a master’s in theological studies from Harvard Divinity School and has a doctoral degree in folklore & ethnomusicology from Indiana University – Bloomington.
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