Ben founded Digital Economy Advisors in 2024, as an established and awarded industry leader in the sphere of building and scaling digital infrastructure across Africa, with a vision to continue to Accelerate the Growth of Africa’s Digital Economy.  

With over 20 years of experience as the Group Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Liquid Intelligent Technologies, the leading communications solutions provider across Africa, he oversaw the company’s technology strategy and operations and drove innovation to deliver cutting-edge services to customers.

Additionally, Ben led the integration and business transformation as CEO of Liquid Telecom Kenya from 2013 to 2017 and thereafter served as board chairman of the company, as well as serving for over 10 years as a director of TEAMs Ltd and WIOCC Group, both subsea cable network operators.  

Before joining Liquid, Ben was responsible for electronics design and satellite systems at Ericsson UK Limited. He also worked with Lotus Cars, the British sports car manufacturer, as an engineer. Ben holds a BSc Hons Physics from the University of Bristol in the UK.

Ben is passionate about STEM education and how it can be enabled by ICT and is Chair of the Board of Directors of Young Scientists Kenya (YSK).