Ben Kasdan

Ben is a Governor's Fellow in the Department of Social Services. He comes to the Department after working at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as a public health advisor on development programming in Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia. Ben received a BA from George Washington University in International Relations and his MPH in Global Health with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Ben brings experience in collecting and analyzing health data across Sub-Saharan Africa and using the findings to drive programming, most notably for HIV and COVID-19 activities. He is excited to use these skills to support equity and improve social services for those most in need across the state.