Ben Gifford

Ben Gifford is currently the Vice President at VGM, having worked their way up from positions such as Director of Research and Senior Qualitative Analyst. Prior to this, Ben served as a Staff Writer at Game Chronicles, a Staff Reporter/Online Media Specialist at Cleveland Jewish News, and an Operations Team Leader at Teavana. Ben has also worked as a Freelance Writer at Cleveland Scene Magazine, Arts & Entertainment Editor at The Cauldron, and Editor-in-Chief at The Cleveland Stater. Ben has a Master of Arts in Applied Communication Theory and Methodology from Cleveland State University, where Ben also completed their Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Prior to that, Ben earned an Associate of Arts degree from Lakeland Community College and graduated from Mentor High School.