Summary

• Full-time Associate Editorial Director, Financial Products and Services for Investopedia
• Over 30 years of experience in financial services
• BSBA/MBA from the University of Arkansas Sam Walton School of Business 
  

Experience

Ben Woolsey has spent his career in marketing, operations, and content management roles for banks, credit card issuers, and cre꧙dit card marketplace websites. His area of specialization for the p𝔍ast 20 years has been credit cards.

Ben joined Investopedia in 2019 and currently works as a full-time Associate Editorial Director, Financial Products and Services. He began his career in Dallas, working for large regional banks in branding and product marketing before moving🐠 into credit card marketing with Associates First Capital, First USA, and Bank One. While at Bank One, he managed co-brand relationships with Southwest Airlines and Readers Digest, experiences whiꦚch provided deep insight into credit card product and rewards program dynamics. 

In 2005, Ben joined the startup CreditCards.com and developed the site's original content being promoted to the director of marketing and consumer research and running the company's public relations and earned media activities. Ben subsequently served as the general manager of the website CreditCardForum.com and the director of marketing for a midwestern credit card marketplace website before joining Investopedia.

Education

Ben has🅷 two degrees—MBA/BSBA—from the University of Arkansas.