Ralph Benko
Emergent Technology Entrepreneur • Digital Tech Policy Advocate
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In front of the "Great Seal"
Co-founder, General Counsel, and a director of F1R3FLY Industries, Inc. (a hyperdimensional computing software venture) and the co-founder of the policy institute Washington Power & Light, Ralph Benko has made a powerful impact on political and policy entities as an official in or advisor to three White Houses and two Executive Branch agencies. He has also worked to get legislation passed in the 112th and 113th sessions of Congress and served as senior counselor to General Buzz Aldrin.
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Toasting with Mary Gaylord
Author of the internationally award-winning, cult-classic book, The Websters’ Dictionary: How to Use the Web to Transform the World, Ralph Benko has published millions of words in venues such as Forbes, Fortune, Newsmax and HackerNoon, and authored several critically acclaimed books.From his role as a deputy general counsel to the Reagan White House to his position as Senior Counselor to the Chamber of Digital Commerce and the American Blockchain PAC, Ralph has engaged leaders from multiple policy sectors with his expertise in a diverse range of areas, including emerging tech and best practices for tech startups.
Publications
At the French Foreign Ministry
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Notable Publications
Winner of the prestigious Trophée du Choix Des Internautes from the World e-Democracy Society in Paris and author of multiple books on policy and economics, Ralph Benko's essays and articles have appeared in a wide array of publications, inspired millions of readers, and mapped a future of economic success.
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Endorsements
With Buzz Aldrin
“Best wishes to you as a founder and part of the senior leadership of F1R3FLY Industries, which is lucky to have someone as honorable and capable as you have been with me.”
– Gen. Buzz Aldrin, Gemini XII, Apollo XI
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With Buzz Aldrin and Mike Pence
Notable Endorsements
“Brilliantly, and with wit, Ralph Benko provides agitators and advocacy groups the way to get our message out and to ‘organize’ in the Web...”
– Steve Forbes, Editor in Chief of Forbes Media
"Benko has been using his genius to do evil for a very long time. I would hate him — if I didn’t admire his talent so much, or his brilliance so consistently."
– Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor
of Law at Harvard Law School
“He calls me his Arch-nemesis. He is my Professor Moriarty, an adversary of nefarious ingenuity. His proficiency with new and social media is scary. Retain his services if you do not fear using the Dark Side of the Force.”
– Joan Blades, co-founder of MoveOn.org
“As with Benko … it is not uncommon for talented individuals to outperform their own organizations.”
– Alejandro Chafuen, former chairman of Atlas Foundation at Forbes.com
High Praise for The Websters' Dictionary
Ralph Benko's cult classic book on Internet-based advocacy, The Websters' Dictionary: How to Use the Web to Transform the World, won the most prestigious award in Web-based Advocacy, The Trophée du Choix Des Internautes from the World e-Democracy Society in Paris.
“Benko provides the reader with a gentle guide through the dark forests of political advocacy on the Internet. A must read for anyone wishing to understand how the Internet is changing politics forever.”
– Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia.org
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“The Websters’ Dictionary is … a cornucopian resource for all compendious world-warpers.”
– George Gilder, author of Wealth and Poverty,
Microcosm, Telecosm, and Life After Google
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"Ten years ago, after my husband Wes Boyd and I founded MoveOn.org Ralph Benko wrote The Websters' Dictionary, on how we did it. It is remarkable that Ralph, 'the second most conservative person in the world,' could write with such insight and fairness about 'his enemies.'
– Joan Blades, co-founder of MoveOn.org
