Ben Axler

Mr. Axler is Founding Partner of Spruce Point Capital Management, a long/short fund specializing in uncovering small cap value investments and financial frauds. Mr. Axler is an activist short-seller and has exposed over $2.5 billion of listed frauds on Nasdaq and the NYSE. Prior to founding his company in 2009, Mr. Axler spent eight years as an investment banker with Credit Suisse and Barclays Capital where he structured and executed billions of dollars of financing, derivative risk management, and M&A deals for leading Fortune 500 clients. Prior to starting Spruce Point, Mr. Axler was an Associate Director at Barclays Capital in the Diversified Industrials Group. Mr. Axler started his career with Credit Suisse in ...More 2000, where he held roles with the Financial Strategy, Corporate Risk Management, and M&A groups.

Mr. Axler is a contributing writer to Sumzero, Seeking Alpha, and the TheStreet.com, and was profiled in the book "The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work."

Mr. Axler graduated from Yale University with a masters degree in Statistics, and received both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Statistics and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Business Administration from Rutgers College, where he graduated with Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors.