Ben Gruber

Ben Gruber has extensive experience in public service, currently serving as Deputy Assistant Director for Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management at the Bureau of Land Management since July 2009, with various acting leadership roles in the same division, including Assistant Director and Associate State Director. Ben has also held significant positions such as Deputy State Director in Colorado and District Manager in the California Desert District. Briefly, Ben was a Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Senate and worked as a Special Assistant at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. An attorney by training, Ben holds a Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School and a Master of Public Administration from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, complemented by a Bachelor's degree in English from The Ohio State University.