Ben Swartz
Senior Technology Advisor at Federal Trade Commission
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Swartz is a Senior Technology Advisor with nine years of technical and policy-facing experience bridging software engineering and government. Currently at the Federal Trade Commission after technology fellowship stints with the U.S. Senate and TechCongress, he combines product engineering instincts honed at Twitch and Empower with a deep appreciation for public-sector constraints and stakeholder-driven solutions. His background in mathematics and study of Japanese adds analytical rigor and a global perspective to complex technical problems. Ben has repeatedly moved between product teams and policy roles, making him adept at translating regulatory priorities into actionable technical requirements. He brings practical production experience, a track record of shipping at scale, and a knack for navigating cross-functional ecosystems where technology, law, and user experience intersect.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Japanese Language and Business, Japanese Language and Business at Kyoto Consortium of Japanese StudiesBA, Mathematics with Honors, BA, Mathematics with Honors at Brandeis University
Github Skills (3)
typescript10
typescript-definitions8
dts8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
bensw/DefinitelyTyped
Mar 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
type-definitionshigh-qualitydefinitionstypescriptquality
bensw/api-documentation
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
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