Mr. Benjamin Prusky

Council Member Biography

Benjamin Prusky is the Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Merchants Corporation, a New York based privately-held payment processing firm, which he has led since 2004. Mr. Prusky is an expert on all subtleties of the credit card merchant-account industry. He is involved in re-selling all major POS products such as Verifone, Hypercom, Lipman-Nurit, Ingenico, and frequently works with customers using higher-end POS systems such as Micros, Aloha, Digital Dining and others. Mr. Prusky is experienced in payment processing industry serving various customers including restaurants, retail stores, non-profits, and auto dealerships. He has also worked as an Equity Analyst at Providence Capital, a New York based asset management firm. Prior to Providence Capital, Mr. Prusky was a Financial Analyst in the Investment Banking division at Bear, Stearns & Company. He received dual BSE degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (Finance-Wharton School/Computer Systems Engineering - School of Engineering). (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2004 - Unspecified

CEO, Freedom Merchants

2001 - 2004

VP of Finance, SOFTCOIN INC

1999 - 2000

Chief Financial Officer & Co-Founder, Omnient Corporation

1998 - 1999

Associate, Providence Capital

1997 - 1998

Financial Analyst, BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.