Ben Whitehair is SAG-AFTRA’s Executive Vice President and a champion for social change through art and business.
He has worked on over 100 projects — including with Oscar and Emmy winners — in film, television, dubbing, commercials and more. He has served on over a dozen SAG-AFTRA committees, including the Executive, Governance Review, Government Affairs & Public Policy, and Innovation & New Technology committees, as well as on the President’s Task Force for Education, Outreach and Engagement. Additionally, he was the founding chair of NextGen Performers.
Before being elected SAG-AFTRA’s Executive Vice President, Whitehair served on its national and local boards.
He is also the COO of the social media management firm TSMA Consulting and co-founder of Working.Actor.
Previous endeavors include co-founding a company that saved college students $30 million, interning for Congress in Washington, D.C., and becoming a champion sheep and dairy cow showman.