Federal Program Officer, NTIA, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Ben Fineman joined the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in August 2022, and is the federal program officer (FPO) for the States of Michigan and West Virginia. In this role, Ben coordinates partnerships and outreach with the state and local governments, internet service providers, community groups, and other entities with a vested interest in NTIA’s high-speed internet grant programs and policy issues. Ben works directly with Michigan and West Virgina’s broadband offices, the state-level county and municipal associations, and other groups to ensure comprehensive engagement from all stakeholders in the states on their high-speed internet funding and deployment processes. Prior to joining the NTIA, Ben spent 18 years at the advanced networking consortium Internet2, where he led programs to enable transformational outcomes for research and education institutions using massive bandwidth. Ben holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University.
