Ben Borne

Ben Borne has 13 years of experience in the communications industry and currently works as the deputy chief, government & public relations at Métis Nation–Saskatchewan.

Previous to this role, he worked in First Nations economic development, communications consulting and casino gaming. In 2020 he was named to CBC’s Future40 list in the business and entrepreneurship category. Since then, he has won a number of national and international awards for his work.

He has been a lecturer since 2022, teaching courses in strategic communications and Indigenous business before his current role at Simon Fraser University.

Ben holds a bachelor of arts from Canadian Mennonite University (2013), a diploma in public relations from the University of Victoria (2019) and a master of arts in professional communication (2023). He is a certified First Nations & Indigenous director (FNI.Dir) through the First Nations University of Canada.

In his spare time he likes to read, go for nice long walks, travel and pretend to be a hardcore gamer.