Ben is Communications Director at the Future of Life Institute. Prior roles include Chief Communications Officer at the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice, and Deputy Head of Conferences/External Relations at Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs). He has an M.A. in Politics and International Relations from the University of Edinburgh, and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He is a Rising Leaders Fellow of Aspen Institute UK, and sits on the Board of Trustees for the nonprofits Youth Voice Trust and Action on Poverty. He is a recognized commentator and international speaker on issue-led communications, and has had bylines in publications such as PRWeek, The Telegraph and MIT Sloan Management Review.