Ben Hamilton

Ben Hamilton is a Senior Managing Director in the Strategic Communications segment of FTI Consulting and is based in Sydney where he leads the Public Affairs and Crisis Communications teams.

With more than twenty-five years of experience in media, political, corporate and advisory roles, Ben works across the financial services, energy and natural resources, industrials, technology and agriculture sectors on complex communication tasks including crisis and issues management, reputation management, public affairs, stakeholder management and industry advocacy.

Ben is a trusted advisor to clients facing business-critical issues including regulatory change, litigation and investigations, reputational challenges and crisis events, including cybersecurity-related matters.

Before joining FTI Consulting, Ben held executive and general management roles in the utilities industry with responsibility for corporate strategy, communications, marketing and information technology. Ben has also worked as a media and policy advisor at the New South Wales Parliament and as a radio journalist, news editor and communications tutor.

He has been a board member of a major independent consumer dispute resolution scheme, a member of a Commonwealth Government innovation advisory council, and also served on the founding executive committee of a leading utility and information technology industry association.