With a career at the intersection of data, strategy, and innovation, Ben is passionate about building sustainable and resilient food systems that promote nutrition and food security. Currently, Ben drives customer strategy and innovation in his role as Sales and Data Strategy Manager at Lipman Family Farms. Ben began his career building data capacity at Politico. He subsequently worked as a data scientist and led data science teams at Civis Analytics, where he primarily helped nonprofit organizations leverage data to develop and engage audiences. Ben studied aerospace engineering and decision and risk analysis at Stanford University (where he was also a research assistant at Stanford’s Center on Food Security and the Environment) and holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. When not thinking about food systems, he can be found trying to perfect his homemade croissants, skiing, and noodling on his saxophone.