Benjamin Green

Benjamin Green

FOUNDER + WEALTH PRESERVATION SPECIALIST
+ Certified Financial Fiduciary
+ Certified Annuity Specialist
+ Certified Mutual Fund Specialist

A native of Columbia, SC, Benjamin Green is Co-Founder of Ready2Retire™, a new firm that will become the leading retirement planning firm in the US for people who want to retire with confidence. Benjamin has a great appreciation for customer service and client satisfaction honed from more than 20 years of experience, and is recognized nationwide as a top retirement, insurance, Medicare, and Social Security planner. Benjamin is also President & COO of Insurance Advantage, an employee benefits agency he co-founded 13 years ago. He has over 2,000 clients, and including his volunteer work with the Foundation for Financial Education where he has provided financial counseling for staff at the CIA, Pentagon, Dept. of Treasury, The Tennessee Titans, The Washington Commanders, and dozens of other agencies and companies, he has provided financial literacy and counseling to over 10,000 people. Ben has previously served as COO of a human resources staffing firm, and as Vice President of Asia & Europe for an American software company.

Before Ready2Retire, Benjamin Green developed extensive experience in economic development and consulting, and worked as a Business Recruiter for South Carolina. Since Ben opened the Japan office in 2012, South Carolina has received over $2.2 billion in investment. In 2014, he was hired to write the Strategic Plan for the State of South Carolina. Based on 10 years working overseas in Japan, Brazil, and Spain, he wrote the Amazon Best Seller The Global Superstar: How Your Students Can Develop an Advantage over Global Competition to help students prepare for careers in this changing economy.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Morehouse College, an International MBA from The University of South Carolina, and certificates from UNC and Temple University. He’s conversant in Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish, and has served on numerous boards including the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities association, the SC Chamber of Commerce, and the Columbia (SC) Chamber of Commerce. He’s a member of the West Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Nashville Kiwanis Club, and the Nashville City Club.