Ben is an electrochemist whose background also includes business & humanities. He was key to taking Ionomr’s materials out of the lab, with world-leading, broad-based, device-focused research in hydrocarbon electrochemistry encompassing both of Ionomr’s materials families in hydrogen applications and beyond. He brought together the initial funding & team, now occupying a role spanning business & technology strategy, and the ‘new product introduction’ group that is focused on materials characterization and reference design development. He is a World Energy Council ‘Expert in Innovation’ and Business In Vancouver ’40 under 40′.