Ben McAdams
Advisor @Detter & Co
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WORK HISTORY
Advisor @Detter & Co
Detter & Co is a financial advisor to governments and other sovereign entities around the world providing clients with tailored and innovative hands-on support to boost non-tax revenues from public commercial assets, such as real estate, government-owned corporations and financial institutions.
EDUCATION
Columbia Law School
JD, Law
University of Utah
BA, Political Science
SKILLS
ABOUT BEN MCADAMS
I help cities, institutions, and investors unlock underutilized public assets to drive economic growth and social impact. I also consult on the formation and implementation of policy initiatives, lead policy negotiations, and secure consensus among diverse stakeholders. As founder of the Common Ground Institute and principal of Propvizer, I’ve designed and led “Putting Assets to Work” engagements across 15+ U.S. markets—attracting over $450 million in private and federal financing.Key highlights:Identified and valued public real estate portfolios, then advised government leaders on how to reposition those assets to unlock new revenue and community benefitsServed as Utah State Senator (2009–12), where I led bipartisan legislation to combat financial fraudAs Mayor of Salt Lake County (2013–19), spent two nights experiencing homelessness firsthand to inform data-driven policy solutions for housing and support servicesAs U.S. Representative (2019–21), built cross-party coalitions to expand affordable housing funding and strengthen pandemic relief measuresRecognized as City Weekly’s Best Elected Official (2018–20), recipient of the US Chamber of Commerce’s Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship (2020), Circles of Salt Lake’s Humanitarian of the Year (2019), United Way of Salt Lake’s Changemaker of the Year (2016), and top prize winner in the 2014 New Ideas Challenge by The New Deal
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