Ben Wakana serves as Forbright Bank’s Chief Public Affairs Officer where he leads communications and marketing, sustainability, and government relations. Mr. Wakana joined Forbright Bank from the White House where he served as Deputy Director for Strategic Communications on the COVID Response Team. He has spent over a decade leading communications teams at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on Capitol Hill, and at a health care advocacy organization. Mr. Wakana is a graduate of Colby College with a degree in Philosophy.