Benson Riseman is president & CEO of BENSEA Enterprises, LLC; an entrepreneurial think tank and consultancy established in 2009 to transform ideas into independent, freestanding businesses. BENSEA Enterprises specializes in strategy, branding, marketing, revenue generation and the distribution of supportive business resources to client companies.

Prior to founding BENSEA Enterprises, Riseman co-founded Green Dot Corporation and served as executive vice president of retail strategy up until the company went public in 2010 (GDOT/NYSE). Green Dot is widely recognized as the inventor of the prepaid debit card industry and was the largest provider of reloadable prepaid debit cards and cash reload processing services in the United States during his tenure.

Prior to co-founding Green Dot Corporation, Riseman enjoyed a 20-year career in radio broadcasting working in local, national and network managerial/sales positions for companies including Metro Networks, CBS, Westinghouse, Greater Media, Paxson Broadcasting, Capitol Broadcasting and RKO General. During his broadcasting tenure he worked in the Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Orlando, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, DC and surrounding Mid-Atlantic area markets.

Riseman currently serves on the board of trustees and The Lowth Entrepreneurship Center advisory board at his alma mater, The University of Tampa, Florida; board of directors for WEDU-TV (PBS), Tampa, Florida and the board of directors for Vegas PBS, Nevada; founder & chairman of The Riseman Foundation and former board of directors member of The Smith Center for The Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, he is the lead philanthropist for the Riseman Family Theatre in his home town of Chelsea, MA and a second Riseman Family Theatre in the Las Vegas DISCOVERY Children’s Museum; as well as the Benson Alex Riseman Fitness & Recreation Center on the University of Tampa campus. In 2024, Benson was bestowed the Esse Quam Videri Lifetime achievement award from the University of Tampa as well as being honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lowth Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Tampa in 2015.

Riseman is a graduate of the University of Tampa with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. In addition, Benson has completed executive management programs at Harvard University and Kellogg School of Management along with completing the Landmark Education curriculum. Riseman grew up in the Boston area graduating from Chelsea High School. He currently resides in Las Vegas with his wife and enjoys his family of six adult children and six grandchildren.