Ben Page

Ben is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer for EDA.  In this capacity, Ben is the senior career executive at the bureau responsible for overseeing operations and strategic planning to ensure the bureau delivers on its mission. Prior to his time at EDA, Ben served in a variety of senior roles across the Department of Commerce, working to develop strategies and align outcomes to achieve policy goals. Immediately prior to joining EDA, Ben served as a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate cross department efforts to stand up and implement new large scale programming resulting from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS and Science Act. Ben also previously served as the Census bureau’s chief financial officer where he oversaw efforts to secure and execute resources for the 2020 Decennial census and improve the positions of the bureau in the annual financial statement audit.  

Prior to joining the Census Bureau, Ben held a variety of roles at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), including Chief of OMB’s Commerce branch and as an advisor to three different OMB directors, covering macro fiscal issues. Ben received a bachelor of arts in public administration from the University of Tennessee and a master’s in public policy from George Washington University.