Ben Binswanger

Mr. Ben Binswanger is Chief Advocacy Officer at Skoll Foundation.
Prior to joining Skoll Foundation, he was Vice President, Community and Employee Engagement at Time Warner, heading up efforts to establish the company as a global leader in employee engagement.
Earlier, he served as Vice President, Corporate Communications, for America Online, handling many of the company’s internal and external strategic communications initiatives.
He also held the lead corporate communications role at TeleSpectrum Worldwide, a direct marketing company, and served as Director, Business Development at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
Mr. Binswanger began his career in the political realm, serving as a political advisor and campaign manager for Senator Edward Kennedy between 1987 and1995.
He managed national political issues for the Senator and assisted legislative staff with implementation of political, communications, and legislative strategies on a wide range of domestic policy issues.
He co-managed Senator Kennedy’s 1988 re-election campaign and also worked for several other candidates, including Senators George Mitchell and John Kerry, in a variety of management and communication roles.
Mr. Binswanger received a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and was a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs.
He also serves on the board of Demos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization.