Benjamin A. Kraus

Who is Benjamin A. Kraus?

Benjamin Arnold Kraus is an American businessman and founder of Benjamin Grace Productions, a San Diego based media development and marketing company. BGP's clients include Hollywood Million Denim, True Birds and designer Gordana Gehlhausen. Kraus's work has been published in Teen Vogue and OCEAN Magazine.

Prior to founding BGP, Kraus worked as a financial analyst at activist hedge fund, Relational Investors. While at Relational, Kraus covered the consumer and healthcare sectors and was noted for authoring a memo forecasting the bankruptcy of American auto-maker, Chrysler.

Prior to working at Relational Investors, Kraus graduated from Pomona College with dual majors in Mathematical Economics and Politics in 2007. While enrolled at Pomona College, Kraus was represented by various talent agencies and appeared in several men's apparel ads featured in US and European publications.

Kraus received his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in May, 2012 and is currently an Associate at McKinsey & Co.