Benjamin McNamee

Ben is the Acting Director of Measurement, Evaluation, and Learning at the Ontario Trillium Foundation. He oversees the Foundation’s Business Intelligence, Impact Measurement, Open Data, and Knowledge Management programs. He was previously an Impact Measurement and Evaluation Analyst, working to evaluate the impact of individual OTF grantees and the organization’s whole Investment Strategy. He has played a vital role in the data analytics team at OTF, helping to lead the Balanced Scorecard implementation and the Open Data project. Prior to joining OTF, he worked as an Impact Analyst with Charity Intelligence, undertaking over 50 social impact evaluations of Canadian charities. Ben has lectured on a variety of applied economics topics, with a specific focus on using data to evaluate policy, performance, and organizations. He has an MA in Economics from Simon Fraser University.