Ben S.
Business Director, GT San Diego | People & Culture Expertise | People, Risk, and Compliance SME | Innovation and Inclusivity
- Role
- Business Director at Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ben S.
A proud boomerang back to Greenberg Traurig—an Am Law 50 firm with attorneys across 51 global offices—I bring nearly two decades of legal-industry experience shaped by an unconventional, people-centered path. My background spans paralegal practice, paralegal education, law enforcement and criminology, emergency medical services, and a lifelong commitment to service and equity.Before stepping into senior leadership, I lived a career full of grit, hustle, and humanity: teaching kids to swim in my teens, fueling customers as one of the earliest grocery-store Starbucks baristas in Grandville, MI, working as an EMT and 911 medical dispatcher to put myself through college, bartending in Chicago’s Boystown to stay afloat in a new city, and saying “yes” to every opportunity that broadens perspective. Those experiences weren’t random—they shaped the empathy, adaptability, and courage I bring to every role.Today, as a Business Director, I use that blend of lived experience and professional expertise to reimagine how a law firm operates: driving innovation, elevating the employee experience, strengthening community connection, and helping GT remain an unmistakable employer of choice.I believe in leading with purpose, solving with creativity, and building workplaces where people—and the communities around them—thrive.
Experience
Business Director
Sep 2025 — Present · San Diego, US
Education
Grand Valley State University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Law and Criminology
2003 — 2007
American Military University
Master of Arts - MA, Legal Studies, Specialty Civil Rights, Labor and Employment Law
2016 — 2018
Grandville High School
High School Diploma
1999 — 2003
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