Workbox, the Chicago-based specialized flexible office operator, has named Kristen Benson the company’s first executive vice president, general counsel. In this new role, Benson brings more than 25 years of legal experience and will advise on real estate partnerships, corporate structure and the company’s in-house venture fund, Workbox Ventures.
Prior to joining Workbox, Benson served as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Care Capital Properties Inc., a $4 billion publicly traded healthcare real estate investment trust, from the time of its spin-off by Ventas Inc. until its acquisition by Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc.
“We are incredibly excited to welcome Kristen to our team. Kristen possesses a wealth of institutional knowledge and her experience in real estate will be critical to us successfully reimagining the flex operator and landlord relationship in this new era of work,” said John Wallace, CEO and co-founder of Workbox.
Before Care Capital, Benson held various positions of increasing responsibility within Ventas, eventually serving as its senior vice president, associate general counsel and corporate secretary. She began her professional career as an associate at the law firm of Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago, where her principal practice areas were securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and corporate finance.
Benson received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and her B.B.A. summa cum laude in finance and computer applications from the University of Notre Dame.
