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Ben Scott (cricketer)
Benjamin James Matthew Scott (born 4 August 1981) is a former English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Isleworth in the London Borough of Hounslow. Early career Ben Scott began playing his cricket at Wycombe House Cricket Club. Scott began to work on his batting and progressed through the Middlesex Colts Age groups before signing for the Middlesex. A lack of opportunities meant that he crossed the Thames and moved to Middlesex's local rivals Surrey for one season, where he was behind Jonathan Batty as first choice wicket-keeper. Middlesex return Scott moved back to Middlesex in 2004. Scott had had limited wicket-keeping opportunities, prior to the absence of David Nash due to an injury in 2004. During this time, he claimed his first century against Northamptonshire. He made 50 dismissals in 2005, ensuring Middlesex avoided relegation. During the 2008 season Scott was the wicketkeeper and began to find some form with the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Scott (policy Advisor)
Ben Scott (born 14 May, 1977) is director of policy and advocacy at Luminate, a part of the global philanthropic organization, The Omidyar Group. He is also on the management board of the Stiftung Neue Verantwortung (SNV) in Berlin, an independent technology policy think tank. He has been a part of the leadership at the SNV since 2014, and before that was a fellow there. Previously, Scott was Senior Advisor at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C., where he did work on the ad tech industry. During the 2016 presidential campaign, he was the coordinator of the Tech & Innovation Policy Advisory Group for Hillary Clinton. Previously, he was a Policy Advisor for Innovation at the US Department of State where he worked at the intersection of technology and foreign policy. In a small team of advisors to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, he worked to help steward the 21st Century Statecraft agenda with a focus on technology policy, social media and development. Life S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |