Ben Lugavere is a seasoned engineering leader with 11 years of experience building distributed systems and microservice architectures across financial services, media, and eCommerce. Currently VP of Engineering at Domain Money and a partner at Wilder Innovation and Wilder Capital, he combines hands-on architecture and delivery with strategic advising and early-stage investment in health and wellness tech. Ben’s background in finance (University of Miami) and early investment-banking roles gives him uncommon fluency translating business strategy into technically sound, domain-driven designs. He has led engineering organizations through product-scale challenges at companies like Trust & Will and Boxed, shipping secure, service-oriented platforms integrated with enterprise partners. Known for blending technical rigor with commercial insight, Ben often guides founders on technical decisions that maximize R&D ROI while keeping product and regulatory constraints aligned.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
London School of Economics and Political Science
Bachelor's Degree Finance Business Management and Organization, Bachelor's Degree Finance Business Management and Organization at University of Miami
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Ben Lugavere - Senior Engineering Manager at Trust & Will