Ben Bain

2022 Fellow and DMV - Washington, D.C. Brickyard Co-Founder and Captain

headshot of Ben Bain, white man in blue collared shirt, with mountains in the background

Ben Bain is MPU’s 2022 Fellow and DMV, Washington, D.C. Brickyard Co-Founder and Captain.

Ben is the Director for State Capacity at the Niskanen Center, a nonpartisan public policy think tank that advocates for the rule of law, responsive governance, and well-functioning markets, which work together to protect both individual liberty and societal well-being. Ben previously held roles at Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), Booz Allen Hamilton, the Department of Defense, the XPRIZE Foundation, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He was a U.S. Army infantry officer in the 4th Infantry Division.