Our Team

Our team of 260+ employees, including 80+ investment professionals, is defined by its work ethic, discipline and commitment to excellence on behalf of our clients. We have 10 Partners, more than 35 Managing Directors and over 65 employees who have been at the Firm for at least a decade and are members of what we call the King Street 10 Year Club.

Our people are our greatest asset and we strive to attract and retain the best talent by operating as a meritocracy where each employee can achieve their highest potential. 

Bennett Kaufman

Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer

Bennett Kaufman is a Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer of King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Risk Committee, Brokerage Committee, Pricing Committee, Operating Committee and Conflicts Committee.

Prior to joining King Street in 2007, Bennett was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs where he covered commodities and subsequently was a member of the Controllers Pricing and Valuation Group. Before joining Goldman Sachs, he held various product risk and accounting roles at Enron, Natwest Securities, JP Morgan and Sanford Bernstein.

Bennett received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and Finance from Drexel University and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston.