John Benevides is the President of Family Office Exchange (FOX). Drawing on his years of high net worth industry research and advisory expertise, Mr. Benevides has greatly expanded the role of research at FOX. Since arriving in July 2005, the firm has launched new member services, executed a meaningful organizational realignment, and established a research team dedicated to delivering industry leading insight and analysis, culminating in the family office industry’s unprecedented benchmarking initiative.

Prior to joining Family Office Exchange, Mr. Benevides was the managing director for the Financial Services Practice of the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) in Washington, D.C., which serves as a best practices research advisor to 400 of the world’s leading financial organizations across 42 countries. At CEB, Mr. Benevides was responsible for research product development and delivery as well as member services provided to clients globally. John oversaw the research efforts across the personal financial services spectrum of retail banking, wealth management, insurance and institutional services. He has authored, co-authored, and/or participated in the production of more than 30 major research studies focused on the affluent, high-net-worth and ultra-affluent markets. He was also responsible for managing CEB’s Financial Services team in the UK.

From 1997 through 2002, Mr. Benevides directed the group’s signature wealth management and investment practice, The VIP Forum. Mr. Benevides has personally served senior wealth management executives (on site) in over 42 countries. Prior to joining the Board in February 1996, John spent nearly two years as the lead examiner of Fannie Mae. From 1989 to 1994, he served as a Capital Markets Specialist and Financial Institution Examiner for the FDIC’s New York Region. Formerly, Mr. Benevides worked for Allied Irish Banks, plc, in London, and spent two years in the residential mortgage division of First National Bank of Maryland. He holds an undergraduate degree in organizational psychology and economics from the University of Maryland, awarded in 1989. He studied business and international economics at the Boston University, London, and was the distinguished graduate in finance and economics at The Johns Hopkins University, where he received an MS in finance and his MBA (Summa Cum Laude) in 1995.