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Ben Cathers

Government Principal Value Consultant, Hootsuite

Ben Cathers is the Government & Financial Services Principal Value Consultant at Hootsuite. He pitches, advises and manages the initial rollout phase in some of Hootsuite's largest rollouts, including country wide social media deployments as well as large scale state and local government launches. The former Head of Social Media for NYC-based Lightspeed Financial, Ben is a frequent speaker on social media and government, having presented at the SIFMA Tech conference, GSMCon, LinkedIn, multiple BDI Events, Meetups and at the International Trader's Expo. A Native New Yorker, Ben calls the Upper East Side his home and can be found on weekends playing softball in Central Park or trying out new restaurants in any neighborhood or borough.