Benjamin is a Policy Advisor with the Center for Entrepreneurial Opportunity, a partnership between Third Way and the National Urban League. Before joining Third Way, Benjamin was a Research Officer with the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University, where he worked on projects spanning entrepreneurship, procurement, infrastructure, public finance, and more. His work focused on helping cities and regional ecosystems develop and implement strategies to position their economies for success in amid shifting macroeconomic trends. Benjamin holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Leadership Studies from the University of Richmond.