Benjamin Powers, DBA, is a practitioner, researcher, and advocate who works with students with dyslexia and ADHD. After completing a BA in Russian, Powers studied language education at Indiana University Bloomington, earned an executive MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology, and fused his interests in dyslexia and entrepreneurship by completing a doctorate in business administration at Grenoble Ecole de Management.

His research focuses on the self-esteem and self-efficacy perceptions of adolescents with dyslexia and ADHD to understand the impact personal-level variables have on social-emotional well-being and career intentions. Additional interests include developing collaborative, community-based, and scalable implementation models for executive function, structured literacy, and assistive technology programs, especially across LD/ADHD, bilingual, bidialectal, and underserved communities.

Powers serves as executive director of The Southport School and CoLAB, a thought leader in the education of students with language-based learning differences, like dyslexia and ADHD. In addition, he is president of The Dyslexia Foundation, an affiliated research scientist at Haskins Laboratories, and director of the Haskins Global Literacy Hub. He serves on various not-for-profit boards to support and empower the needs of all learners.