Ben Allison joined Deephaven in August 2023 as the Chief Financial Officer, continuing his eighteen-year history in the mortgage industry. Ben has a long-standing record of success building profitability and best in class controls in the financial services sector. Over a five-year period, Ben was instrumental in scaling Incenter’s business units from 2 to 12, full-time employees from 300 to 1,800 and grew top-line revenue from $50 million to $280 million. Prior to Incenter, Ben served as the Controller of Boston National Title and the Accounting Supervisor at LendingTree.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Chapel Hill and an MBA from Queens University. He lives in Charlotte with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two children, Taylor and Emmet.
Ben’s focus at Deephaven is to streamline the finance function and strategic analysis with a focus on financial risk management. He is instrumental in identifying, measuring and managing risk for our lending platforms. Ben’s financial acumen allows Deephaven the highest rate of growth and further development of the non-QM mortgage market.