Ben Hammer Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia

Washington, DC, US

At AARP, my work supports our efforts to advance policies that enable Americans 50+ to live the lives they choose. These issues include improving access to high-quality, affordable healthcare, lowering prescription drug prices, improving financial security, supporting caregivers, and enabling older workers to continue to thrive in their professional life..

My independent consulting work included public affairs, strategic communications, creative and business development projects for Fortune 500 companies, industry associations, coalitions, consumer advocacy groups, emerging businesses and non-profits. This focused largely on federal and state policy as well as issues before the Congress and regulations by.

New York, US

My work for technology, media and entertainment clients focused on public policy and reputational campaigns, as well as litigation support on global antitrust cases, regulatory reviews, and issues before the House and Senate judiciary and commerce committees, Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department, Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., and.

Dayton, Ohio, US

For four years, I covered the technology and venture capital beat, and also spent time covering restaurants & retail, and economic development in Virginia. I created a quarterly report on venture capital investments in the D.C. area that came out before the MoneyTree quarterly report in the Washington Post, and was selected by the Chairman of the American.

As the federal policy reporter, I covered the impact of the U.S. Department of Education and other agencies on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. I also contributed to a sister publication Community College Weekly. Black Issues has since been rebranded as Diverse Issues in Higher Education.

I was a staff reporter for Washington Techway, the Washington Post company's magazine about the mid-Atlantic economy. I covered D.C. area startup and public technology companies, private equity and venture capital, and the business community.

I covered the media and entertainment industries for the National Magazine Award winner, writing for the weekly magazine and the website. I also was the founding editor of an advertising industry newsletter with 20,000 weekly email subscribers, and appeared on broadcast national TV & local radio stations to talk about my articles and the industry. The.

Mclean, VA, US

As a consultant in NY of Booz Allen's commercial practice, I provided research and analysis support for corporate strategy projects for clients that included the NBA, Havas, Nielsen Media Research, VNU, TV networks such as the BBC and CNBC. My responsibilities included market research, financial modeling, and analysis of potential M&A activity, new.

Ba, Magna Cum Laude, Political Science, Middle East Concentration, With Honors

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