{"id":15,"date":"2015-12-20T13:47:28","date_gmt":"2015-12-20T13:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.baroncapital.com\/management\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2016-04-06T01:21:30","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T01:21:30","slug":"ceo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/baroncapital.com\/management\/company\/ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO\/Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #1b8be0;\"><strong>CEO\/Founder<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baroncapital.com\/management\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/baronheadshot2015-copy.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-111 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baroncapital.com\/management\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/baronheadshot2015-copy-276x300.jpg?resize=276%2C300\" alt=\"baronheadshot2015 copy\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baroncapital.com\/management\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/baronheadshot2015-copy.jpg?resize=276%2C300&amp;ssl=1 276w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baroncapital.com\/management\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/baronheadshot2015-copy.jpg?w=367&amp;ssl=1 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><\/b>Mr. B. Baron Benham (Baron) lives in Scottsdale, AZ where he founded Baron Capital Management, LLC.\u00a0 Baron first moved to the Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area with his family in 1966 when his father, a career Air Force Fighter pilot, was assigned to Vietnam. After spending two years in Phoenix the family moved to Redlands, CA for a year, Duluth, MN for a year, Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada for a year and finally back to the Phoenix Metropolitan area where the family settled down permanently in the Town of Paradise Valley. After graduating high school and college Baron moved to Houston, TX for two years before returning to Arizona and ultimately settling in Scottsdale, AZ where he has lived since 1987.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><b>Education, Training and Licenses<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undergraduate Degree in Economics, Arizona State University, 1980.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Litchfield Airpark Flying School \u2013 Litchfield, AZ.\u00a0 Earned Private Pilot VFR Single Engine Land Flying License.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cecil Lawter School of Real Estate \u2013 Phoenix, AZ\u00a0 \u2013 Real Estate Salesman and Broker\u2019s Licensing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Arizona School of Real Estate \u2013 Scottsdale, AZ \u2013 ongoing continuing education classes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Real Estate Broker\u2019s License. Current and held since 1984.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Former Mortgage Banker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Series 7 (gave up to establish Baron Capital Management, LLC \u2013 a\u00a0 Registered Investment Advisor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Series 3 Commodity Sales License<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Rule 144: Restricted and Control Securities \u2013 certified in-house training \u2013 Dean Witter Reynolds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Series 65 Securities Licenses (taken to become Registered Investment Advisor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Registered Investment Advisor since 2001 \u2013 current<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Arizona Disability, Life, and Variable Annuity License<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Community Affiliation&#8217;s:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Atlas Society \u2013 Promotes Ayn Rand\u2019s \u201cObjectivist Principles\u201d \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Arizona Republican Party \u2013 Maricopa County and State Precinct Committeeman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tea Party Scottsdale \u2013 Board of Directors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Scottsdale Professional Networking Association (past President)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>NRA \u2013 National Rifle Association \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>SAF \u2013 The Second Amendment Foundation \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>CCRKBA \u2013 Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>AzCDL \u2013 Arizona Citizens Defense League \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>AOPA \u2013 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>EAA \u2013 Experimental Aircraft Association \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>AAHS \u2013 American Aviation Historical Society \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>DVPA \u2013 Deer Valley Pilots Association \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>CAF \u2013 Commemorative Air Force \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>CF \u2013 The Collins Foundation \u2013 member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Hobbies:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Skeet Shooting, Tennis (former instructor), Water Skiing, Snow Skiing, Flying, Bowling, Ping Pong, Volley Ball and Pool. Love all animals. Man servant and best friend to cat(s) and dog(s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baroncapital.com\/management\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Untitled-picture.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-531\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-531\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.baroncapital.com\/management\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Untitled-picture.png?resize=194%2C31\" alt=\"Untitled picture\" width=\"194\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<p class=\"style1\">Baron B. Benham, Founder &amp; Chief Financial Advisor<br \/>\nBaron Capital Management, LLC<\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEO\/Founder &nbsp; Mr. B. 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