Over a 15-year career, Ben has carried out work that bridges the cultural and economic gap between commercial media, the arts and People of Colour communities.Ben has worked in senior roles both nationally and internationally with several Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisations including Serious, British Underground, Punch, Bigga Fish and Continental Drifts. He has delivered creative projects for NHS, Mayor of London, SXSW, Global and Live Nation and has worked in the commercial music industry at SPZ Group and EMI Virgin Records. Ben has extensive experience of fund raising through public funding, commercial clients and VCF.Ben is a trustee of Pacitti Company, SPILL Festival and Peer2Peer Education. He is an advisor for PRSF Momentum Music Fund. Ben is on the steering committee for Help Musicians National Mentoring Fund and was a Fellow of the International Society of Performing Arts (2013-2016). Ben has an MA with distinction in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy from Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a fellow of the Royal Society Of Arts.