Ben Reitzes

Managing Director – Head of Technology Research

Ben Reitzes serves as a Managing Director and Head of Technology Research at Melius.

Throughout his 25+ year career, Mr. Reitzes has led successful technology research and investment banking teams. As a research analyst, he was ranked 16 consecutive years in multiple technology sectors by Institutional Investor and Greenwich Associates, including 11 straight years in the top three in IT Hardware and 6 straight years as number one in Imaging Technology. Mr. Reitzes was regularly cited as the top stock picker in his sectors, with Bloomberg Magazine citing him as a “Top Ten Analyst in the World” for his research on Apple.

Mr. Reitzes was most recently CEO of BAR Consulting, an advisory firm to public and private technology companies. Before BAR, Mr. Reitzes was a Managing Director and Partner at Moelis & Company, directing teams that provided creative advice to a wide range of technology companies. Prior to Moelis, Mr. Reitzes was a Managing Director and Global Coordinator of Technology Research at Barclays Plc for 7 years, while also serving as the lead IT Hardware analyst.  Mr. Reitzes held similar roles with UBS and PaineWebber earlier on in his career.

Mr. Reitzes earned a B.S. in Economics from Vanderbilt University.