Ben Rubin is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Carbon Business Council, a nonprofit trade association representing more than 100 carbon management companies working together to responsibly restore the climate and make a gigaton-scale climate impact. Ben is regularly featured in national media outlets, including Bloomberg, Axios, Politico and The Hill. He speaks on national and international stages about responsibly scaling the carbon removal market.

Ben serves on the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee at the U.S. Department of Commerce, a federal appointment position. He is a Research Fellow with the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy at American University. He routinely advises early-stage companies, including as a Domain Expert with the Carbon13 climate tech venture builder and Brinc’s climate tech accelerator.

Ben has been advancing climate action throughout his career, leading initiatives for companies, accelerators, governments and nonprofits. His work has galvanized billions of dollars in climate infrastructure funding, passed legislation, and reached hundreds of millions of people through media campaigns. Previously, he led climate and clean energy portfolios at Climate Nexus, Kivvit, and the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. Ben graduated with honors from Pitzer College and is based in New York City.