Ben Findlay - strategic advisor

Ben Findlay is the founder of Meaningful Dialogue and its principal strategic advisor.

Between 2013 and 2021 Ben led media, communications and corporate affairs for the Australian arm of Deloitte, the world’s largest professional service firm.

Prior to Deloitte, Ben was on the leadership teams of public relations agencies in Sydney, Melbourne and London, advising multiple government departments and private sector clients predominantly in technology and professional services.

Having spent decades building, enhancing and protecting corporate brands and reputations Ben now uses his skills and experience in project management, writing and stakeholder engagement to help Australian government agencies better measure and communicate the value of what they do. Since 2021 he has helped strengthen non-financial performance reporting for the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Learn more about Ben Findlay on LinkedIn.

 

“My consultancy background gives me a strong client service focus. I am used to working in fast-paced environments of constant change, managing multiple projects and stakeholders. I balance strategic perspective with hands on advice, proactivity and attention to detail. I love to get to the heart of a story, distilling content or perspectives to create engaging, purposeful communications. I simplify the complex to make it meaningful.”

Ben Findlay

What past clients say about Ben

  • “Ben was able to get the job done with minimum supervision but also kept me fully informed of progress. I would not hesitate to recommend Ben.”

  • "He is able to quickly understand and synthesise large volumes of complex information into a meaningful final product to a very tight deadline."

  • "With excellent writing skills and a good brain, Ben can get to the heart of an issue. Perhaps his greatest gift is an ability to handle conflict and difficult situations and diffuse them."

  • “He is highly professional, consistently delivers to a superior level of quality and is very engaging."

  • "Ben was able to easily navigate our extensive department and quickly established credibility and trust with stakeholders.”

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Organisations we have worked with include:

 

Public Sector

Australian Government:

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Department of Health & Ageing

Department of Social Services

Department of Education, Skills and Employment

NSW Government:

Catchment Management Authorities of NSW

NSW Health

NSW Department of Trade & Investment

Others:

UK Government Department of Trade & Industry

Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority

Professional Services

Aurecon

BMT Group

Deloitte

Grant Thornton

Human Synergistics

Watts McCray Family Lawyers

Woods Bagot

Wolters Kluwer

Others

BP

Deloitte Digital

Dow Corning Europe

HTC

Konica Minolta

NSW Ports

Port of Melbourne Corporation

Salvation Army

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