Benjamin Roome, PhD

Benjamin Roome, PhD has a varied work experience. From 2005 to 2008, they were a Philosophy Instructor at UC Santa Cruz. From 2008 to 2012, they were a Research Fellow at the Science and Justice Working Group, where they conducted research on psychiatric diagnostic categories and pharmacological intervention-based measurement practices. From 2012 to 2014, they were an Assessment Manager and Data Analyst at Open English, where they developed an assessment system for their large scale English language education platform. In 2014, they founded Ethical Resolve, where they worked as an Artificial Intelligence Ethicist. From 2015 to 2017, they were Chief Learning Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Badge List, where they helped map knowledge spaces and innovate learning experiences. Benjamin also served as a Technology Vision Advisory Board Member at Accenture from 2017 to 2018. Finally, from 2015 to the present, they have been a Data Analyst and Research Consultant at Singularity University, where they draw insights and synthesizes information for the improvement of their curriculum and pedagogy.

Benjamin Roome holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of California, Santa Cruz and a BA in Philosophy from UC San Diego. Benjamin also has a Badge List Helper certification from Badge List, obtained in December 2018.