Ben Borne

Ben is a communications professional on paper, but a relationship builder at heart. Over the years, Ben has nurtured a passion for using strategic communications to create inclusive, generous and responsible communities. Ben is Canada’s first self-identified Indigenous certified Communication Management Professional.

Ben has 11 years of experience in the communications industry, currently working as the communicator and leader at Symmetry Public Relations, the agency he founded with his business partner in 2020. That same year, he was listed on CBC’s Future40 list in the business and entrepreneurship category. Since then, he has won a number of national and international awards for his work.

Ben has been a lecturer since 2022, teaching courses in strategic communications at First Nations University and Indigenous business in Canada at the University of Saskatchewan before his current role at Simon Fraser University.

Ben holds a bachelor of arts from Canadian Mennonite University (2013), a diploma in public relations from the University of Victoria (2019) and a master of arts in professional communication (2023). 

In his spare time, Ben likes to read, go for nice long walks, travel and pretend to be a hardcore gamer.