Benjamin Reeves has reported for high profile publications from around the United States, Latin America, India and Europe for more than a decade. As a journalist, Reeves’ areas of interest include business, finance, wealth, power, technology, the environment, science, technology and politics.
He has contributed to publications including: The New York Times, The Miami Herald, The Awl, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Wrap Pro, The Street, Talking Points Memo, The Tico Times, The Galesburg Register-Mail, International Business Times / Newsweek Media, GlobalPost, PRI’s The World, Monocle24 Radio, Revue Antigua, Vice, Vice News and Worth. He was also a researcher for Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions and Netflix’s documentary series “Dirty Money.”
Over the years, Reeves has interviewed many notable individuals in science, politics, entertainment and business including former Vice President Joe Biden, former HBO CEO Richard Plepler, Facebook cofounder Chris Hughes, former Guatemalan attorney general and human rights activist Claudia Paz Y Paz, field biologist and Panthera head scientist Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, U.S. Senators Rand Paul and Kirsten Gillibrand, Foursquare founder Denis Crowley, former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, technologist Peter Diamandis, world renowned geneticist Craig Venter, investor and conservationist Tom Kaplan, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, doctor Patch Adams, impact investor Liesel Pritzker, comedian Aasif Mandvi, philanthropist Kat Taylor, hedge fund manager Joon Yun, and tech investor Robert F. Smith among many others.
Reeves currently freelances for a range of publications and most recently was Senior Special Projects Editor at Worth magazine. At Worth he supervised a team of freelance reporters, developed and edited high profile opinion writers and contributors, and wrote or edited the publication’s major features, profiles and packages, including its award-winning annual Cities and Power 100 issues. He managed and edited the annual Power 100 ranking of the most powerful people in global finance, developed and hosted the publication’s first ever podcast, “Power & Impact,” and programmed and moderated live events, including the annual Power 100 Summit. His issues won first prize multiple times at the annual Folio Magazine Awards.
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