Ben Rick
Chief Commercial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive
Ben Rick joined The Housing Finance Corporation in 2024 as Chief Financial Officer and now serves as Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Commercial Officer. He has held senior trading and portfolio roles at Lehman Brothers, UBS, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In 2012, Ben co-founded Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), where he served as Chief Executive Officer and established the organisation as a prominent lender to charities and social housing providers. Following his departure from SASC in 2023, he provided advisory services to Lloyds Bank on social housing matters before joining The Housing Finance Corporation.
He sits on the SASC board, serves on the Homewards national expert panel, and advises Crisis on housing supply strategy.