Ben Henderson

Ben Henderson served on Edmonton City Council for Ward 8 in the central southside from 2007 to 2021. While on City Council, he led initiatives that created the City of Edmonton’s Poverty Elimination Strategy, WinterCity Strategy, Public Engagement Strategy and Energy Transition Strategy. After stepping down as City Councillor, he started his own consulting company, specializing in public engagement, governance, government relations and Winter Cities. He is co-chair of EndPovertyEdmonton and serves on the national board of the Tamarack Institute. Ben served on the board for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM), and chaired the FCM Green Municipal Fund for seven years. He also served as Chair of the Inter City Forum on Social Policy and on the Canada Council on the Social Determinants of Health.