Benjamin Jacques Salazar

About Benjamin Jacques Salazar

I am Founder/Managing Partner for Salazar Capital Ventures and GP for our $125MM private equity SCV Energy Fund 1 We create opportunities for investors in Energy and Natural Resources. We provide capital formation and advisory services for a sponsor or family office, including capital raising, investor relations, syndication. Prior, I was SVP and Relationship Manager in Comerica’s Technology & Life Science, managing a portfolio of early & late stage venture-backed startups. I\'ve worked with entrepreneurs and investors for more than 25 yrs, from leading economic development projects throughout Latin America for the OAS, to managing family office and business owner relationships at global banks Citi, Wells Fargo, BBVA-Expert at building long-term relationships with business owners and investors in middle and lower middle market, managing partnerships, collaborating, devising strategies for developing new business-Business Development: Persistent and resourceful. Able to ideate and devise new ways to engage clients and prospects. Strong pipeline development and execution.Skills include:Client Management and AdvisoryProspectingRelationship BuildingRisk ManagementFinancial Analysis and AdvisoryLeadership DevelopmentProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentPipeline ManagementStrategic PlanningFund ManagementDue DiligenceInvestor RelationsCapital RaisingInternational DevelopmentPublic SpeakingCommunity RelationsNonprofit Board ManagementStrategic MarketingBrand Development-A judge for entrepreneurship competitions, such as the Dell Social Innovation Challenge, mentor to various accelerators and universities, such as SKU, the Entrepreneurs Forum, and Texas Immersive Institute, University of Texas. HS Valedictorian, grad school Commencement Speaker, received the prestigious Brown University alumni leadership award, President\'s Advisory Council, and was Marshal for the Brown University Corporation. An MBA in Customer and Product Management, International Business from UNC, Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, full fellowship and teaching assistantship in economics. MSEd from Sarah Lawrence College-I have served numerous educational and civic foundations, endowments, funds, and alumni organizations as a board member, investment committee member and trustee and as a private family trustee. I am media-trained and have been a public speaker at the annual Invest in Texas Conference, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Dallas College, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce panels and committees. FINRA IAR Series 65.

Experience

1. Director of Capital Investment

   Blessings of Hope

   Feb 2026 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   In the wealthiest nation on earth, millions still go to bed hungry. The USDA reports that 13.5% of US households-about 18 million homes-are food insecure, and in 2023 alone nearly 14 million children lived in households struggling to access consistent, nutritious food. At the very same time the US struggles to feed its children, 30-40% of all food produced in the country goes to waste-the equivalent of a semi-truck load every 13 seconds; it’s a picture of a broken system where abundance and hunger exist side by side.Blessings of Hope bridges the gap with our fleet of trucks, streamlined logistics, high-capacity receiving, temperature-controlled storage, and an army of volunteers that transforms surplus food from manufacturers and distributors into nutritious meals for families and communities. Hundreds of ministries, churches, and community organizations rely on Blessings of Hope to supply the food their neighborhoods urgently need. As demand increases across the country, new regions are asking for a distribution center of their own.Our impact capital investment program, via a Red D 506(c) fund, provides the capital to acquire, develop, and lease facilities for these hubs, allowing Blessings of Hope to expand into multiple markets, strengthen the food-distribution backbone, and multiply impact sustainably.The result is a national model where surplus food is acquired efficiently, transformed through community engagement, and distributed to those in need. Join us, whether through financial donations, investment in our impact capital fund, or corporate food supply, to help ensure that no blessing is wasted.

Education

• Brown University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA candidate, History of Art and Architecture

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  MBA, Customer and Product Management, International Business

• Elizabeth Matriculation College

  High School

• Sarah Lawrence College

  BA, MSEd, Cultural Anthropology, Education (GPA 3.9/4.0)