Ben Gilreath

Ben Gilreath is Synagro’s vice president and head of Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). His responsibilities comprise driving the inorganic growth strategy and executing M&A, partnerships, and broader opportunities. He joined Synagro in October of 2022 from the Goldman Sachs investment banking division where he was a vice president covering the waste and environmental services sector, having advised on the original acquisition of Synagro by Goldman Sachs, and numerous other transactions in the sector. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Ben was a vice president of M&A at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Ben holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from New York University, Stern School of Business, and a master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business.