# Mark Benedetti

> Mark Benedetti is Ardian’s New York-based Co-CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee. He joined the firm in 2006 after working in assurance and corporate finance at KPMG, helped develop its Secondaries & Primaries business, and became Co-CEO alongside Dominique Senequier in May 2026. He also serves on the Ardian Foundation board and as Co-President of the Ardian US Foundation.

- **Role:** Co-CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee at Ardian
- **Organizations:** Ardian, Ardian Foundation, Ardian US Foundation, KPMG
- **From:** Montreal, Canada
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, McGill University
- **Known for:** Helped develop Ardian’s Secondaries & Primaries business and expand its US platform., Co-led Secondaries when Ardian announced the $30 billion ASF IX platform close in January 2025., Became Co-CEO of Ardian in May 2026 after twenty years at the firm.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2006** — Worked in KPMG’s Assurance group and then Corporate Finance, including mergers, acquisitions and capital raising.
- **2006** — Joined AXA Private Equity, now Ardian.
- **2020** — Listed in Ardian’s activity report as Co-Head of Ardian US.
- **2023** — Appointed Executive President; chaired the Executive Committee from September. Shareholders approved the management appointments on November 22.
- **2025** — Ardian announced the $30 billion ASF IX secondaries platform close while he was Executive President and Co-Head of Secondaries.
- **2026** — Co-CEO appointment announced April 27 and effective May 26, alongside founder and CEO Dominique Senequier.

## Achievements

- Helped develop Ardian’s Secondaries & Primaries business and expand its US platform.
- Co-led Secondaries when Ardian announced the $30 billion ASF IX platform close in January 2025.
- Became Co-CEO of Ardian in May 2026 after twenty years at the firm.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Participated in the September 14–15 Canada Investment Summit and met Prime Minister Mark Carney; Ardian published its account on September 22.
- **2026-06** — Discussed market conditions, value creation and AI in an interview featured by Ardian on June 5.
- **2026-05** — Became Co-CEO following Ardian’s May 26 shareholders’ meeting.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ardian.com/governance/mark-benedetti
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-benedetti-ardian

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