Benjamin Mahnke

Benjamin Mahnke has more than 20 years of experience in executive roles integrating finance, nonprofit strategy, and operations.

He has served as the senior finance officer for several large nonprofits, including 2Life Communities, Facing History and Ourselves, and Jumpstart for Young Children. In addition, Ben often held the additional responsibilities of the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Acting Executive Director at prior organizations. In addition to his senior management experience, Ben has provided strategic and management consulting services to dozens of for-profit, nonprofit, and foundation clients at Bridgespan Group, a consultancy associated with Bain and Company, and The Room40 Group, a professional services firm he founded and led.

Ben is on the faculty of the Institute for Nonprofit Practice at Tufts University, where he teaches Strategic Financial Management for early- and mid-career nonprofit managers and executives. Ben holds a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.