Ben Starrett

Ben serves as the director of the partnerships and business development team at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. His portfolio focuses on increasing the profile of the institute and expanding its impact. Prior to joining the Lincoln Institute, Ben led the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) for 18 years, which he founded to inspire philanthropic leadership and funders’ abilities to support people and places through better development decisions and growth policies. Prior to his position at TFN, Ben worked at Florida’s state land planning agency, serving as its chief planning officer under three different governors.

Ben has a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in advanced practices in public finance from Claremont Lincoln University and a joint bachelor’s degree in politics and economics, graduating magna cum laude from Princeton University.