Ben Bowden

Ben Bowden is an Associate Consultant with Factum Global bringing 10+ years of global expansion operations and strategy experience to the firm.

Ben's experience has focused on advising global venture and private equity backed companies on expanding globally by applying lean principles to operations, strategy, and go-to-market approaches.

Previously, Ben worked for Velocity Global, a global expansion services company, as an early member of the core client services team. He advised hundreds of scale up clients on global expansion operations and employment in 100+ countries. In addition to client advisory, Ben directly contributed to the company's international expansion and its evolution from startup, to hyper growth, and the pre-IPO journey.

As a client-facing consultant, Ben held multiple leadership roles, including spending three years launching and overseeing Velocity's APAC operations based in Singapore. In his seven years with the company, he helped it scale to a multi-billion dollar valuation with 1000+ employees and 50+ global offices, with operational capabilities in 185 markets.

Ben earned a Bachelors degree from Virginia Tech Univeristy with a focus in Business Management and International Business. After spending time living in Asia and Denver, Colorado, he relocated home to the Washington DC/Northern Virginia region and where he spends time exploring the museums, historical sites, and the food scene.