Ben served on the New Orleans school board from 2016-2020, and now serves as a policy advisor and consultant to school boards across the country. His areas of specialty include:

• Superintendent evaluation

• Board evaluation and governance training

• Board data monitoring plans / agenda calendars

• Policy reform with a focus on high leverage impact on student outcomes

• School district goal-setting

• Budgeting, financial oversight, and funding formulas differentiated to match student needs