Benjamin Reid
Co-Managing Partner

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Role: Benji is one of Catalyst's four founding partners and is the Co-Managing Partner along with Scott Price. Benji and Scott are responsible for the overall management of Catalyst and sit on the company’s board.

Background:

His formal title is Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner – but he is so much more than that.

For Benji, “24-hour days are just too darn short,” which is why you will find him at his desk by 6:30 am (after already having killed it on his road bike from 4 am) and at lunchtime, you can typically found him in the surf or doing a workout at CrossFit. He does all this while attempting to be the best husband to his wife – Cayman’s finest photographer and CrossFit icon, Lisa ­­– and dad to two energetic boys plus master of the house cats Hurricane Harvey and Felix.

Born in South London, Benji moved to Portugal aged 4 and lived there until he was 18, which is why you will always hear him say, “I have British skin but Portuguese blood.” This mantra holds true to any sporting activity, where he always looks to his lusophone roots for that extra burst of motivation.

Educated first at Radley College Oxford and then at the University of Manchester, Benji has always had an eye for architecture, culture and languages as was demonstrated by his A-levels and degree in Hispanic Studies and Economics.

In the years between school and university, Benji spent 18 months living in Brazil where he taught English to less fortunate children in a Favela just outside of Recife, northern Brazil. It was here that Benji first fell in love with Latin America and where he decided that once he graduated, he would focus his efforts on working for/in the region.

He started his career at Merrill Lynch and following the sale to Bofa he was subsequently involved with the setup and roll-out of LatAm desks at two of the world’s biggest financial institutions (RBC, and HSBC). During his time in the banking world, he personally oversaw books of $500M – $1BN and was very focused on the institutional and ultra-high segments.

Before joining Catalyst, Benji spent 8-and-a-half years with the Maitland Group where he was responsible for building the company’s presence in Latin America from a virtually unknown brand to one of the most sought-after fund offshore administration providers. At the time of his exit, the book represented over 80 clients and +$5.5BN in AUA.

Benji also has specialized experience in offshore financial services, initially through spending 6 years working in Private Banking, followed by 8 years in the fund, corporate and trust administration environments. He loves nothing more than being challenged to find a solution for his clients, no matter how hard the demand and is renowned for being “a dog with a bone.”

Today, Benji is one of Catalyst's four founding partners and is the Co-Managing Partner together with Scott Price. Benji also has some other colourful life stories that he should rather share with you in person.

Credentials:

• Degree: University of Manchester, BA (Hons) in Hispanic Studies
• Additional Qualifications:
  • Level 6 Certificate in Private Client Investment Advice & Management (Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, 2011),
  • Unit 5 Investment Management (Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, 2011);
  • Unit 4 Securities & Derivatives (Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, 2010)
  • Unit 1 Regulations (Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, 2008)
• Affiliation: AIMA Cayman Executive Board, Chair of the Latin America Working group, Cayman Finance.

Scott Price
Co-Managing Partner

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Role: As one of two Co-Managing Partners of the Catalyst Group, Scott is responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of the group’s business lines, working to create, communicate, and implement the organization's vision, mission, and overall direction. 

Background:

As one of the two Co-Founders and Co-Managing partners, Scott is without a doubt the embodiment of the Group’s “influencer.” His colleagues benefit from his constant smile, highly contagious positive attitude and door-always-open-approach. In short, Scott lives for his tribe.

Originally from east London, Scott moved to Glencoe, Illinois over a decade ago, which started his deeply entrenched relationship with the US Alternative fund industry. Outside of work, Scott is the proud father of two - Brody and Addison - and is husband to the “boss at home”, Dana. Scott also has a large fur family, including two dogs and his prized “baby”, Lucy – a rescued American Pit bull.

In whatever time spare time he has, Scott can be found walking Lucy, sweating it out in an early morning HIIT classes or watching whatever sport is on TV. While Scott has largely adopted the American way when it comes to sport, his true passion is depicted by the framed chair back, which hangs in pride of place on his office wall. The chair back is from Whiteheart Lane stadium before it was demolished and serves as a memento of all the hours Scott spent cheering on “the spurs” (AKA Tottenham Hotspurs) back in the United Kingdom.

Graduating from the London Metropolitan University in 2001 with a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance with a minor in Accounting System Scott skipped across the pond shortly after graduating and started his first job in the Alternative Funds division at TMF Custom House Global Fund Service, Chicago. Over his 9 years there, Scott rose to the position of Regional Director & Head of Sales, Americas and Board Member of the holding company.

Next stop: Maitland. Starting as Head of Business Development and Client Management for North America, Scott was promoted through the ranks to Head of Hedge and Private Equity Fund Services where he ran Maitland’s global operations for its alternative fund services division before its acquisition by MUFG Investor Services in Q4 2020. During his 20+ year professional career, Scott has advised clients in the Alternative Funds industry, spearheaded technology and product development initiatives, opened satellite offices and led change management programs, to name just a few of his achievements.

Today, Scott is one of Catalyst's founding partners and together with Benjamin Reid, Scott is tasked with the overall management of Catalyst and sits on the company’s board.

His focus is on the Group’s operational efficiency and works in tandem with Benjamin to ensure that Catalyst is staying true to its mantra of using the best technology available and marrying it with the best people in the industry.

(Scott also wants it noted, that should he ever become a spy, his codename would be “the man with two citizenships”.)

Credentials:

• BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance with a minor in Accounting Systems