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Ben Weprin founded AJ Capital Partners in 2008. The “AJ” stands for Adventurous Journeys, a mission Weprin and his firm have more than lived up to since then. AJ has made a name for itself not just because it’s holding $5.9 billion in assets, but also because of why and what it’s doing with them.
One of Weprin and AJ’s most well-known projects is Graduate Hotels–a collection of hotels located in famous college towns, each designed to take the best memories of your college years and turn them into an unforgettable travel experience.
Though Graduate Hotels was sold to Hilton in 2024, Weprin used it not only to create lasting memories but to help the underprivileged, too. In 2020, Weprin allied with the LeBron James Family Foundation to create the I Promise Housing project.
Through Graduate Hotels, Weprin spent $850,000 to purchase a 98-year-old Akron, Ohio, building which the AJ Capital Partners team designed, developed, and recruited suppliers and contractors to donate materials and labor to finish the renovation. Today, the building has 22 apartments that provide free temporary housing to families in crisis. That’s just one example of how AJ and its founder are redefining worth beyond wealth, and we expect there’ll be plenty more in the future.
