Ben Conard

San Francisco, California, United States Contact Info
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As Chief of Staff to the CEO at Fair Trade USA, I serve the nonprofit generating $1…

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  • Fair Trade USA

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Honors & Awards

  • Finalist, Falling Walls San Francisco

    German Center for Research and Innovation

  • 2021 Distinguished Alumni

    SUNY Geneseo

  • Ernst & Young Biz Pitch Winner

    Ernst & Young

  • 35 Social Entrepreneurs to Watch for in 2019

    Causeartist

  • 40 Under 40 LGBT Leaders

    Business Equality Magazine

  • Clinton Global Initiative University Honor Roll

    Clinton Foundation

    Featured on-stage by President Clinton at CGI U's annual conference

  • Innovator of the Year

    Innovate Long Island

    Food & Beverage winner

  • $10k at Riptide: Sink or Swim

    I-Hamptons

    $10,000 award for Five North Chocolate

  • First Place WolfieTank

    Stony Brook University

    $1,000 award for Five North Chocolate

  • U.S. State Department Fellow of the Month

    U.S. Department of State

    For my demonstrated commitment to entrepreneurship

  • German National Champion, Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA)

    Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO)

    Represented Germany in the 2017 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards Finals

  • Endowed Student Ambassador in Business

    SUNY Geneseo

    Awarded $5,000 to direct a student-designed project in an effort to eradicate global poverty

  • Clinton Global Initiative University - Poverty Alleviation

    Clinton Foundation

    2016 CGI U student with honorable invitation to present my Commitment to Action to fellow students, panelists, mentors, and judges. Featured in the Open Plenary Session to all 7,000 attendees.

  • Social Venture Challenge Semifinalist

    The Resolution Project

  • Undergraduate Excellence in Social Entrepreneurship

    New York Business Plan Competition

    NYBPC finalist awarded for pitching our start-up, Five North Chocolate

  • Top 10 Biggest Fair Trade Advocates in the World

    Fairtrade International

    Recognized as the #1 Fair Trade Advocate in the US for outstanding results in Fair Trade

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • German

    Full professional proficiency

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