Mr. Ben Harris has an established track record of raising capital from institutional investors, registered investment advisors, family offices and high-net-worth individuals. In addition to being the Founder & CEO of Uncommon Capital Group, he serves as a Senior Vice President at CRG, a leading national real estate developer.
Prior to CRG, Mr. Harris served as Vice President of Investor Relations and Business Development at Origin Investments, a Chicago-based real estate investment firm, where he raised more than $350 million of investor capital and expanded the firm’s local footprint to a national one. Before Origin, Ben was one of the first employees at Starwood Retail Partners, a subsidiary of Starwood Capital that is now one of the largest managers of regional malls in the United States.
Mr. Harris holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Harris remains active in the University as a member of the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association and as a mentor in the Wisconsin Real Estate Mentorship Program.
Mr. Harris is currently pursuing his Series 7 and Series 63 registrations with FINRA.