Ben served most recently as Head of Public Policy for Stability AI. In this role, Ben worked to promote a transparent and competitive AI ecosystem.
He has testified in the US Senate and UK Parliament, engaged closely with the EU on the AI Act, and represented a global ecosystem of developers at the inaugural AI Safety Summit. As a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center, Ben will scrutinize the regulatory and legislative response to generative AI, focusing on the direct and indirect implications for open-source model development. Previously, Ben drove regulatory advocacy for emerging technology with Uber, Coinbase, and Google’s drone delivery service, Wing, America’s first certified drone carrier. Across these diverse sectors, Ben worked closely with authorities on the ground in over two dozen countries – from Mandalay to Texas, from communist governments to royal courts, and from the White House to city hall. Within these firms, Ben championed a culture of “regulatory empathy” to accelerate the safe, fair, and durable reform of urgent technologies. Ben holds degrees in law, history, and English from the University of Sydney.
