Ben Downing is the Director of Cyber and Geopolitical Strategy at Drexel Hamilton, based in the United States. He has been with the firm since January 2021. Prior to his current role, Ben served as Vice President of External Relations at Drexel Hamilton from January 2012 to March 2019. He also held the position of Vice President of Capital Markets at the same firm from November 2012 to December 2017.

Before joining Drexel Hamilton, Ben worked at UBS Investment Bank in Equity Derivatives Sales/Trading from July 2011 to December 2011. He began his career as an Associate at the Wall Street Warfighters Foundation from January 2010 to January 2011.

Ben is a former Staff Sergeant in the United States Army Signal Corps, where he served from January 2001 to December 2016.