“Public policy that works means a better country and a better society to work, play, recreate start a business & live your life.”

Elite public affairs strategies identify win-win-win solutions — translating clients’ goals into public policies and programs that benefit clients, government leaders, and the public interest. With a record of developing and implementing innovative public policy initiatives, Ben Blink builds strategies that win.

Services

Blink Public Policy, LLC specializes in policy development, coalition building, and program implementation to help businesses and nonprofits navigate government and deliver innovative, effective, public policy solutions. With specialties in technology, transportation, and economic development, Ben designs strategies for clients — and identifies the coalitions that get them done.

  • Defining goals and strategies to meet your business needs. Navigating the laws, rules, and relationships that define state and local government policymaking, and developing a strategy to meet your strategic goals

    • Government relations strategic planning

    • Procurement

    • Legislative & state agency affairs

    • Commercial site selection

    • Infrastructure permitting including renewable energy & telecommunications infrastructure

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  • Translating business goals into actionable legislative and executive proposals. Driving proposals forward from idea to implementation

    • Defining and refining public policy strategies

    • Identifying policy options with multi-state policy analyses and goal-specific recommendations

    • Drafting tailored state legislation and executive orders

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  • Crafting proposals for state government programs and initiatives using their allocations of federal funds — including the American Rescue Plan and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) monies

    • Developing client-specific proposals and navigating governors’ offices and state legislatures to drive implementation

    • Drafting strategic policy plans related to BIL programs including broadband, electric vehicle infrastructure, and cyber-security

    • Analyzing federal program rules for opportunities and pitfalls

    • Building stakeholder coalitions behind initiatives, strategic plans, and grant applications

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  • Helping states, local governments, and companies refine and expand their broadband infrastructure programs by reducing government barriers, empowering infrastructure builders, and maximizing connectivity

    • Outlining strategic roadmaps to support broadband development

    • Developing state broadband offices and expanding their capacity

    • Creating state and local state broadband grant programs that close the funding gap for critical broadband infrastructure

    • Working with state agencies and community stakeholders to streamline regulatory processes

    • Drafting legislation that memorializes state broadband initiatives

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About BEN BLINK

Ben Blink uses his international, federal, and state-level policymaking experience to help his clients translate their business needs into concrete policy solutions. With years of experience working in public affairs at a Fortune 10 tech company as well as diverse roles in governors offices in multiple states, Ben is known for his collaborative approach and expert knowledge.

Ben served as policy advisor to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to develop and implement his policy agenda related to transportation, economic affairs, automated vehicles, broadband internet development, government technology, and public-private partnerships. During Ben’s tenure, Governor Ducey signed precedent-setting legislation that memorialized the safe testing and commercialization of automated passenger and commercial vehicles. Ben also advised the Governor on his rural broadband development strategy, including the creation of a state broadband office, the opening of state highway rights-of-way to commercial broadband development, and investments to build broadband conduit along key routes that bring high-speed internet to rural Arizona.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ben’s work focused on designing and implementing more than $200 million in small business economic recovery programs as well as the development of executive orders and legislation that accelerated Arizona’s economic recovery. Ben also served as Governor Ducey’s local government liaison, holding daily virtual briefings for all of the state’s mayors and county supervisors to update them on the state’s COVID-19 response and answer questions.

Prior to his time in Government, Ben spent five years working on the business and public policy teams at Google Inc., where he helped found its international relations team. Ben built partnerships to combat internet censorship around the globe. His portfolio included internet governance, trade, and countering violent extremism, among other issues. Ben represented Google at various national and international multi-stakeholder forums.

Ben received his bachelor of arts from Carleton College and a masters in public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where he served as a Dukakis Fellow working for the Alabama Governor’s Office.