Benjamin E. Godley

Mr. Godley is a marketing consultant with more than 30 years of management, investment and start-up experience across a range of industries. Mr. Godley currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Point B Partners, which is a public relations and marketing services firm. From June 2020 through February 2022, he was President and Partner at Greenough Communications, a public relations and marketing services firm. Prior to that, from October 2018 through May 2020, he was the co-founder and CEO of Contributor Development Partnership (“CDP”), a for-profit corporation focused on improving the operational efficiency and revenue generation capacity of the public media system. Prior to becoming CEO of CDP, Mr. Godley was COO of WGBH (a media broadcaster and the largest producer of PBS content with annual revenue of $250 million). Mr. Godley joined WGBH in 2008 as Executive Vice President, was named Chief Operating Officer in 2010, and was additionally named President of Business Services in 2017. Prior to joining WGBH, Mr. Godley served as Senior Advisor/Deputy National Finance Director on Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign, and was a member of Governor Romney’s senior staff as Director of Governmental Affairs for the Commonwealth. Earlier in his career, Mr. Godley co-founded and was President and CEO of CGN Marketing & Creative Services (acquired by Epsilon) and also held marketing and management roles at Hill & Knowlton Public Relations and IBM.