Built by Operators. Trusted by Owner-Led Businesses.
Riverview Business Advisors was founded by experienced operators with deep roots in finance, business strategy, and operational leadership. We’re not career consultants—we’re embedded partners with skin in the game. Our mission is to help founder-led, closely held, and family-owned businesses grow efficiently and transition successfully.
What Makes Us Different:
- FP&A is our foundation—we lead with financial data
- Modular, scalable support tailored to your business stage
- Embedded partnership model—not transactional consulting
- Access to a national network of trusted execution partners
Meet Our Leadership
Ben Seaman, CPA, CEPA
Business Analysis and Systems Integration
Ben is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) with a strong foundation in tax strategy and operational consulting. He began his career in public accounting, where he specialized in developing tax-efficient strategies for privately held businesses and their owners.
Today, he works closely with business leaders to bridge the gap between finance and operations. By integrating robust financial systems directly into operational workflows, he helps clients gain clarity, streamline decision-making, and scale with confidence. His approach is hands-on, data-driven, and grounded in real-world experience across multiple industries.
Alan Arcadipane
Founder, FP&A and Strategic Advisory
Alan has focused his career on allocating capital and investing in real estate, public and private businesses.
Having a passion for small to mid-size companies, he works with clients to define positive outcomes for all stakeholders.
He brings his experience as an operator and investor to assisting leadership teams in integrating FP&A, key performance metrics and the team responsible for delivering a company’s value proposition.
Alan started his career in investing with Robert W Baird.
Paula Pienkowska
Operational Strategy and Client Solutions
Paula supervises a highly skilled team of advisory professionals who provide comprehensive family office services, including wealth accumulation, wealth preservation and multi-generational planning. Paula is a key member of the Investment Management team and is responsible for the overall investment policy, strategy and implementation.
Paula began her career in financial planning and investment management in 2001 at DCF Capital Partners. From 2002 to 2006 she worked as part of an investment and wealth management team at Northwestern Mutual / Robert W. Baird in Boston. In 2006 she was a founding employee of Riverview Capital Advisers.
As a member of the Investment & Wealth Institute, Paula earned her Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) designation in 2007 and was named as one of the top female advisers in the country with such designation. Paula also holds the Certified Estate Planner designation in 2011 and holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Massachusetts. She is a member of the of the Investments and Wealth Institute® and the National Institute of Certified Estate Planners.