Ben Buckman.net

Born in Chicago in 1985, I lived in the U.S. until 1995, when my family moved to Israel. I graduated high school in 2003 in Jerusalem. I participated in two World Schools Debating Championships as a member of the Israel Debating Society, in Singapore (Jan. '02) Peru (Aug. '03). I did voice training for two years. In August 2004, I moved back to the U.S., beginning studies at Boston University, with a joint philosophy-political science major and a minor in international relations.

In my freshman year I raced with the BU Cycling Team. As a sophomore, I wrote a weekly political column for the BU student newspaper. I began motorcycling in the summer of 2005, and took off the fall 2006 semester to explore the country on my motorcycle. I returned to BU in the spring of 2007 and graduated magna cum laude in May 2008.

I have been developing websites and web applications since middle school (see my CV), and in April 2010 I founded New Leaf Digital, a consulting business specializing in custom Drupal development.

I post frequently to my life blog about politics, freelancing, and my life, and to my tech blog about "discoveries in the midst of my digital life."

Please feel free to contact me.