As the Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs, Ben Corb helps to drive CDIA’s communications efforts to ensure policymakers, reporters, and the general public understand the critical role consumer data collection and reporting play in helping to secure and protect the nation’s financial systems.
Priorities:
- Strengthen member engagement and make our information more timely, clear, and useful.
- Engage more of the membership both in our communications efforts, and also in sharpening our message to capture a more broadly representative voice of the industry.
- Expand CDIA’s media and social outreach to amplify our advocacy.
- Build a recognizable, trusted public voice for the industry that shapes policy conversations.
- Position the association as the primary source for data-driven insights, thought leadership, and standards.
- Foster stronger partnerships with regulators, media, and allied organizations to advance industry priorities.
Background and Experience:
Before joining CDIA, Benjamin developed his public relations expertise at Edelman and Rational 360, where he managed integrated communications programs for corporate and public sector clients. At Edelman, he developed media and stakeholder strategies that raised client profiles on regulatory and technology issues; at Rational 360, he led issue- and reputation-management campaigns that combined earned, owned, and paid channels to drive measurable engagement. Those roles honed his skills in media strategy, crisis communications, message development, and cross-channel campaign execution.
Earlier in his career Benjamin served as a science advocate for the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), where he advanced evidence-based policy and public understanding of biomedical research. While at ASBMB he led outreach to policymakers and scientific stakeholders, helped produce accessible policy briefs and advocacy materials, and coordinated coalitions to protect research funding and promote science literacy—contributions that strengthened the society’s advocacy footprint and stakeholder partnerships.
