Ben Johnstone

Ben Johnstone is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Openbox Models, a company that provides financial modeling software and services. Here are some key details about Ben Johnstone:

Professional Background

Ben Johnstone has extensive experience in financial consulting and infrastructure development:

Consulting Work:

• He has been running his own consulting firm, Ben Johnstone Consulting Ltd, since February 2014.1
• His consulting work focuses on advising developers of climate change abating businesses and projects.1

Infrastructure Experience:

• Ben previously worked as a Manager at DIF Capital Partners, where he was a board Director for eight PPP assets and developed portfolio asset monitoring systems.1
• He also held roles at Balfour Beatty Investments, including Development Manager and Assistant Transaction Manager.1

Current Roles

In addition to being CEO of Openbox Models, Ben holds several other positions:

• Associate at Gridlines (since October 2019)
• Managing Director & Head of Technology at Blockchain Triangle (since March 2021)
• Associate Partner at greenCrowd (since July 2019)
• Strategic Advisor at CiveQ (since April 2021)1

Expertise

Ben has demonstrated expertise in:

• Financial modeling and analysis
• Infrastructure development and project management
• Renewable energy and climate change-related projects
• Commercial and financial business insights1

Openbox Models

As CEO of Openbox Models, Ben leads a company that:

• Provides software to speed up financial model building
• Offers tools to transform financial modeling workflows
• Is used by major organizations, including Ofwat and two of the Big Four accountancy firms2

Ben works alongside other key figures at Openbox Models, including Iain Morrow (CTO & Founder) and Kenny Whitelaw-Jones (Founder).23