Ben Collier graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in art-semiotics, a dual concentration combining modern culture & media with visual art. His honors thesis documentary about vintage baseball runs on Rhode Island PBS, ran at the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, and was a Best Documentary Nominee at the 2003 Ivy Film Festival. Post graduation Ben's career has focused on three areas: development, marketing, and branding.
 

Ben began in educational development at a high school outside Boston, then moved to marketing in Beijing at BBDO for General Electric and Daimler Chrysler, then was on to New York at Saatchi & Saatchi for Proctor & Gamble and the International Olympic Committee, and finally landed with Global Brand and Centurion Product Management at American Express. Ben is also pursuing an M.S. in strategic communications at Columbia University and is a freelance photojournalist for World Picture News; his work can be viewed at www.benjamincollier.com.