Ben Bosanac
Program Director
Benjamin Bosanac is the Director of Programs for Gen Next. His primary role is to recruit and showcase leaders, prominent thinkers, and innovators in the areas of education, security and economic growth. In supplying these notable speakers, GN is able to present an engaging message to forward thinking entrepreneurs, future oriented business executives and vibrant personalities who want to evoke change. Benjamin is also the resident data miner, who promotes fact and issue based research.
Benjamin is currently a principal in Emissary Relations, LLC a public affairs firm that works with major corporations, foundations, institutions, nonprofits and individual donors to promote causes and ideas. He was instrumental in founding the San Diego Institute for Policy Research (SDI). At SDI, he served as the Director of Research and Public Policy and was responsible for all the research published by the Institute along with all internal operations.
Prior to joining SDI, Benjamin worked for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in their Center for Policing Terrorism, while assisting the development and communications divisions with research analysis. Benjamin also worked for NewsCorp at the New York Post on its Editorial and Opinion Page.
Benjamin is a San Diego native and graduate of Brandeis University. At Brandeis, he was a four year member of the basketball team, conference all-academic team member, and University Dean's List candidate. Benjamin wrote for the only conservative magazine on campus and was a member of the Brandeis College Republicans. He is currently married and has a cat.
More on Ben:
1st concert ever - Nirvana
Favorite sports team - Pittsburgh Steelers
If I could take 3 people dead or alive to dinner who would it be - Cocktails Hour with Lincoln, Ayn Rand & Oppenheimer...... Dinner with Churchill, Jesus and Adam Smith (NOTE: Anyone alive we will get to speak at GN)