Mr. Benton is responsible for developing and executing strategic initiatives on behalf of Golub Capital.  Prior to joining Golub Capital, Mr. Benton was a Vice President in the Structured Products group at Wachovia where he served in a variety of capacities.  While at Wachovia, Mr. Benton had significant involvement in all aspects of the origination, structuring and marketing processes for collateralized loan obligations, small business loan transactions, and various types of structured debt financings across a broad spectrum of issuers including public and private specialty finance companies, asset managers and hedge funds.  Mr. Benton holds a BA in Business and Economics from the University of the Pacific where he graduated magna cum laude.