Benjamin Fortna

Benjamin Fortna, CPA, ABV, CFE, serves as a Business Development Manager at Kennametal since October 2022, focusing on business valuation modeling and deal sourcing for M&A due diligence. Prior to this role, Fortna was a Senior Financial Analyst at Highmark Health from September 2018 to October 2022, where responsibilities included analyzing large data sets to create actionable insights for management and stakeholders. Fortna's earlier experience includes serving as a Litigation Manager at BDO USA, LLP, providing financial and forensic analysis, and as a Staff Accountant at both Alpern Rosenthal and ANSYS, Inc., where Fortna supported accounting operations and business valuation practices. Fortna earned a degree from Waynesburg University between 2007 and 2011.