Ben is the founder and CEO of Power The Fight, an award-winning charity tackling violence affecting young people by equipping communities and influencing systems and a partner of the Contextual Safeguarding Global Centre. Ben has advised the Mayor of London, national policymakers, schools, churches, and frontline organisations. His career spans leadership roles in the charity sector, education, local authorities, and faith communities, giving him a unique perspective on systemic change and grassroots empowerment.
Recognised as a social entrepreneur, Ben received the KPMG Black Entrepreneurs Award in 2024. He is also a sought-after speaker and the author of two books: the best-selling We Need To Talk About Race: Understanding the Black Experience in White Majority Churches (2019), and We Need to Talk… About Race: Christian Faith and Racial Justice - A Young Person’s Guide (2025). In 2023, he was awarded an OBE for services to communities in South East London.
Ben's PhD doctoral research addresses a critical gap in the literature: the relationship between cultural sensitivity in teacher training and the flourishing of Black Caribbean students. Previous studies have explored Black children’s school experiences, cultural sensitivity, and teacher perspectives, but little attention has been given to how training frameworks shape outcomes for this group. Using ethnographic methods, Ben’s study analyses how social fields in schools influence trainee teachers’ engagement with hyper-local cultures.
Crucially, Ben's research connects to contextual safeguarding: the recognition that young people’s safety and wellbeing are shaped not just by families, but also by schools, peers, and wider community contexts. Ben’s work seeks to embed cultural sensitivity into teacher training and induction policies, equipping educators to support Black Caribbean students to flourish while strengthening safeguarding practice across schools.