Ben Friedman is an attorney and native Floridian, originally from St. Augustine. He is the Vice President of Public Affairs and Business Development at Elevation Financial Group where he leads investor relations, government affairs, land use, and public relations. He also manages political engagement and advocacy on behalf of the company, the Elevation Scholars program, and Elevation’s CEO Chris King.

Prior to his current role, Ben served as the Managing Director of Public Affairs at Elevation, leading public affairs and land use on behalf of the company. In this role, Ben oversaw the successful achievement of land use approvals, including parking, density, and occupancy class variances on some of Elevation’s largest and most complicated projects.

Ben's previous professional experience includes working on congressional investigations in both the U.S. House and Senate and serving as a law clerk at the Federal Communications Commission. Later, Ben assisted clients with political strategy and government relations at the Washington, D.C., office of The Raben Group, a national public affairs firm. Immediately before to joining Elevation, Ben served as Director of Community Relations at the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando.

In addition to his professional roles, Ben has served in many volunteer leadership positions, including a mayoral appointment to the City of Orlando’s Multicultural Affairs Board, the Central Florida Commission on Religious Freedom, the state board of directors for the League of Women Voters of Florida, the statewide steering committee of the Florida Coalition to the Prevent Gun Violence, and the Editorial Advisory Board for the Orlando Sentinel. In 2024, Ben was elected to serve as a delegate from the State of Florida to the Democratic National Convention.

Ben graduated from The Florida State University in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, and in 2015 earned his Juris Doctor at American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Florida Bar.