Olson Advocacy

OLSON ADVOCACY

PUBLIC AFFAIRS & INFORMATION DESIGN

Olson Advocacy was launched by Ben Olson in 2016 as a public affairs consultancy. Ben spent five years as Associate Director of Communications in University Advancement at the University of Southern California as part of an operation that raises $800 million/year for the private research university. He is now Legislative Director at the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), a 50-year-old public interest law firm in St. Paul, Minnesota. Olson Advocacy is available for select communication and strategic planning projects that would not require lobbyist registration.

 

Olson Advocacy

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News

Jan 6th, 2025

NEWS: Ben Olson joins the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) as Legislative Director.

MCEA is an organization “founded on the premise that industry has good lawyers, and the environment needs good lawyers [and lobbyists], too.”

Working with Minnesotans from across the state and a team of lawyers and policy-experts in St. Paul, MCEA is dedicated to ensuring Minnesotans have clean water, a livable climate, healthy communities, and improved public health for all.

 
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