Ben Newman

Story

I saw the future in a dorm room in 2022. Within a year, I was the “AI kid” in rooms full of private equity operators, learning that transformation is about people and process. Unexpectedly, I led a campus campaign against antisemitism, which taught me how AI could help a small group punch above its weight. So I came to Washington and founded Shaper Collective, an AI-native PR and strategy firm that helps organizations win the battle for attention.

I believe that transformation will be led by people who aren’t afraid to ask ambitious questions and use AI to solve hard problems.

Younger me would tell you I’m a creator. Older me says I’ve always loved any technology that could close the gap between vision and reality. Either way, people who know me say I’m the first to raise my hand.