BENJAMIN E. GODLEY - Corporate Board Profile

RAND CAPITAL CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2019-12-02	Benjamin E. Godley (56) c/o 2200 Rand Building Buffalo NY 14203 Director 2019 Mr. Godley is the founder of Contributor Development Partnership.
2020-03-17	Benjamin E. Godley (56) c/o 2200 Rand Building Buffalo NY 14203 Director 2019 Mr. Godley is the founder of Contributor Development Partnership (“CDP”) and became its Chief Executive Officer in 2018. ... After the completion of the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders on December 30, 2019 and through the date of this Proxy Statement, the membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors consisted as follows: Governance and Nominating Committee Benjamin E. Godley (Chair), Audit Committee Benjamin E. Godley. ... Neither Mr. Godley nor Mr. Gusky earned any fees from Rand with respect to their service as a Director during the period from November 8, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
2020-11-13	Directors and named executive officers: Benjamin E. Godley 18,394 shares beneficially owned Dollar Range of Equity Securities Beneficially Owned: Over $100,000
2021-03-09	Benjamin E. Godley (57) c/o 14 Lafayette Square, Suite 1405, Buffalo NY 14203 Director 2019 Mr. Godley is the President of Greenough Communications, a marketing and public relations services firm. Previously, he was co-founder and CEO of Contributor Development Partnership (CDP), a public benefit corporation focused on improving the operational efficiency and revenue generation capacity of the public media system. Prior to becoming CEO of CDP, Mr. Godley was COO of WGBH (the largest producer of PBS content with annual revenue of $250m). Mr. Godley joined WGBH in 2008 as Executive Vice President, was named Chief Operating Officer in 2010, and was additionally named President of Business Services in 2017. Prior to joining WGBH, Mr. Godley served as Senior Advisor/Deputy National Finance Director on Mitt Romneys 2008 presidential campaign, and a member of Governor Romneys senior staff as Director of Governmental Affairs for the Commonwealth. Earlier in his career, Mr. Godley co-founded and was President and CEO of CGN Marketing & Creative Services and also held marketing and management roles at Hill & Knowlton and IBM. Mr. Godleys significant business experience across a range of industries provides invaluable expertise as a Director of Rand.
2022-03-17	Benjamin E. Godley (58) c/o 14 Lafayette Square, Suite 1405, Buffalo NY 14203 Director 2019 Mr. Godley is a marketing consultant with more than 30 years of management, investment and start-up experience ... The following table sets forth information with respect to the compensation paid to or earned by each non-employee Director for 2021. ... Benjamin E. Godley $36,000
2023-03-17	Benjamin E. Godley (59) c/o 14 Lafayette Square, Suite 1405, Buffalo NY 14203 Director 2019 Mr. Godley is a marketing consultant with more than 30 years of management, investment and start-up experience across a range of industries. Mr. Godley currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Point B Partners, which is a public relations and marketing services firm. From June 2020 through February 2022, he was President and Partner at Greenough Communications, a public relations and marketing services firm. Prior to that, from October 2018 through May 2020, he was the co-founder and CEO of Contributor Development Partnership (“CDP”), a for-profit corporation focused on improving the operational efficiency and revenue generation capacity of the public media system. Prior to becoming CEO of CDP, Mr. Godley was COO of WGBH (a media broadcaster and the largest producer of PBS content with annual revenue of $250 million). Mr. Godley joined WGBH in 2008 as Executive Vice President, was named Chief Operating Officer in 2010, and was additionally named President of Business Services in 2017. Prior to joining WGBH, Mr. Godley served as Senior Advisor/Deputy National Finance Director on Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign, and was a member of Governor Romney’s senior staff as Director of Governmental Affairs for the Commonwealth. Earlier in his career, Mr. Godley co-founded and was President and CEO of CGN Marketing & Creative Services (acquired by Epsilon) and also held marketing and management roles at Hill & Knowlton Public Relations and IBM. Mr. Godley’s significant business experience provides invaluable expertise as a Director of Rand. During 2022, each Board member received a $35,000 per annum fee for Board and committee service. Committee Chairs received an additional fee of $2,500 (Audit) or $1,000 (Governance and Nominating). The Board Chair received an additional $10,000 fee. The following table sets forth information with respect to the compensation paid to or earned by each Director for 2022... Benjamin E. Godley $36,000
2024-04-01	Benjamin E. Godley (60) c/o 14 Lafayette Square, Suite 1405, Buffalo NY 14203 Director 2019 Mr. Godley has served as the CEO of Point B Partners... During 2023, each Board member received a $50,000 per annum fee for Board and committee service. Committee Chairs received an additional fee of $2,500 (Audit) or $1,000 (Governance and Nominating)... Benjamin E. Godley $51,000
2025-03-14	Mr. Godley has served as the CEO of Point B Partners, a public relations and marketing services firm, since August 2022.