Shamari Benton

Chief Financial Officer at Big Onion Hospitality

Shamari Benton currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Big Onion Hospitality, a position held since September 2024. Prior to this role, Shamari was the Vice President of FP&A and Investor Relations at Real Good Foods from January 2023 to September 2024 and Director at HelpPays from March 2022 to March 2023. Additionally, Shamari has held strategic finance roles at Nomi Health and Lear Corporation, and worked in treasury at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Early career experiences include positions at RBC Capital Markets, and as an athlete with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and a football player in the NFL. Shamari holds an MBA in Strategy & Technology from AGSM @ UNSW Business School and has advanced finance credentials from Harvard Business School Online, along with master's and bachelor's degrees in Computing and Business and Political Science, respectively.

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Chicago, United States

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Big Onion Hospitality

Big Onion Hospitality is a collection of popular restaurants. Built on a sumptuous range of creative menus and complemented by unmatched venue hospitality, our brands have become Chicago’s most talked about eateries and drinking spots.


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501-1,000

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