Ben Jupp is the Director of Civil Society and Youth at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. From October he has also been overseeing the Office for the Impact Economy. In his role, he leads work to support stronger partnerships between the impact economy and government, to strengthening of civil society and to enable every young person to thrive.
Prior to joining DCMS in July, Ben has held several senior roles supporting civil society and the impact economy and developing public services strategy. He was an executive director at the social investment intermediary Social Finance for many years, leading on health and wellbeing investments, and was the initial Director of the Office of the Third Sector. His strategy roles include Director of Strategy at NHS England, Director of Public Services Strategy and Innovation in the Cabinet Office and Head of Strategy at the Home Office. His background and interests have focused on understanding and fostering community life.