Benjamin is a trained peacebuilder & mediator focused on Middle Eastern interfaith dialogue and diplomacy. He has been involved with YPFP since 2018 and has supported and trained the USA delegation to the Y7 & Y20 Summits since 2019.

Benjamin is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Winchester. He holds a M.A. in Middle Eastern Security Politics from the University of Bradford and a B.A. in International Politics, Peace Studies, Interreligious Studies, and Arabic from Elon University.