Benjamin Platt
CPA,CFF, MBA – Managing Partner
An experienced entrepreneur with a professional history in banking, land development, and corporate tax management, Ben joined KPA in 1995. Since then, he has helped reposition the company from a classical CPA firm to a practice offering creative planning, consultation, and industry-specific services to a wide range of business and personal clients. As founder, partner, and owner of more than twenty successful businesses, he is especially interested in providing entrepreneurial clients with a full suite of services to provide an organized approach to personal and business growth and success. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Flagler College and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida.
Ben serves as President of TAG, the St. Augustine Children’s Museum (www.explorecmsj.org) where he has led the organization from a grass-roots idea to a functioning $6 million business model to be located on the waterfront in downtown St. Augustine. He is a past member of the North American Board of Directors for CPA Associates International (www.cpaai.com). Ben is happily married to his high-school sweetheart, Cleta, and they have two beautiful and smart children, Nick and Mackenzie.