Ben Reid is the founder and President of Impact Allies, whose goals are to 1) serve principal investigators (PIs) well and 2) connect PIs and the community of service professionals within the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program so that its i) impacts are maximized and ii) service professionals feel belonging, ownership, and stability. Within NSF ATE, Ben is the external evaluator for the Regional Center for Nuclear Education and Training and the external communications coordinator for the targeted research project PathTech LIFE. He has a master’s of business from University of Florida, experience in branding, and previously held faculty and staff positions at California State University and Indian River State College.