Benji Kohn

Benji has produced and executive produced several films, including: Michael Mayer’s The Seagull (starring Annette Bening, Elisabeth Moss, Corey Stoll and Soairse Ronan), Maya Forbes’ Infinity Polar Bear (starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana, executive produced by J.J. Abrams); The Runner (written/ directed by Austin Stark, starring Nicolas Cage, Sarah Paulson, Connie Nielsen, and Peter Fonda), Tony Kaye’s Detachment (starring Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks, James Caan, and Lucy Liu); 2012 Sundance Film Festival Opening Night Film, HELLO, I MUST BE GOING (directed by Todd Louiso; starring Melanie Lynskey and Blythe Danner); 2010 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award-winner HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE (directed by Josh Radnor; starring Radnor, Malin Akerman, and Kate Mara); Werner Herzog’s MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE? (starring Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, and Chloe Sevigny); Alex Cox’s REPO CHICK (starring Jaclyn Jonet and Rosanna Arquette); 2009 Sundance Film Festival darling PETER AND VANDY (directed by Jay DiPietro, starring Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler); and Paramount Pictures’ HOMECOMING (directed by Morgan J. Freeman, starring Mischa Barton).

Before joining Paper Street, Benji spent six years working in the world of international high finance for Bear Stearns. While at Bear, he worked in a strategic proprietary group that invested capital into emerging markets using equities, futures, currencies, and options. Familiar with the hedge fund mold, he has extensive experience leveraging capital and managing risk to maximize return for shareholders. From 2003 to 2007, Benji developed an extremely successful track record for investors, averaging an astounding 35% or better annual return on investment.

Benji graduated from Tulane University and lives in New York City.