Another SciVida Rising Star Accepts Consulting Magazine Award in Chicago

CHICAGO, April 4, 2025 – Joined by several colleagues to share in the celebration, SciVida Principal Ben Maimon, PhD, traveled to Chicago to accept his Rising Star of the Profession award at a gala hosted by Consulting Magazine at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk last evening.

Flying in from San Francisco and Raleigh to honor Ben and cheer him on in accepting his award were SciVida Co-founders and Managing Partners Jeff Liepman and Kevin Barnett, Partner Sean O’Malley, and fellow Principal Julia Hoina, also a long-time friend.

Receiving his award in the category of “Excellence in Client Service,” Ben has a natural aptitude for managing projects, specifically working on tight deadlines and sweating the details, while also continuing to think about the big picture and pulling up to a “so what” for his clients. Ben truly works tirelessly in partnering with clients to ensure their success on each and every engagement.

In his acceptance speech, Ben explained that being a consultant requires being a master of crafts. “Like journalists, we seek facts but report stories. Like emergency responders, we remain collected and professional in high stakes, time-constrained situations. Like accountants, we crunch the numbers. And like artists, we make visually compelling material.” But unlike many of these professions, Ben pointed out, consultants operate behind the scenes. A consultant’s success is intrinsically tied to the client’s success, and good consultants understand and embrace this.

Ben concluded his remarks with heartfelt gratitude for his colleagues and mentors who inspire him to excel and who have helped cultivate his enthusiasm for problem-solving into generating meaningful impact for clients, the broader SciVida team for pushing the limits of what consulting is capable of achieving, and his wife and family for accommodating the often unpredictability of his profession.