Benjamin Hernandez

Benjamin Hernandez is the founder and CEO of NuMat Technologies, a software-driven chemistry design company focused on solving generational challenges at the atomic level. Prior to NuMat, he worked at a global private equity firm with over $30 billion in invested capital. Hernandez led board-level strategy, operations, and human capital initiatives in this capacity to drive enterprise growth at portfolio companies. He previously was a management consultant at a leading firm, serving clients in the industrial technology sectors, including advanced materials. An engineer by training, he received a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the Northwestern University School of Law and an MBA with distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.