Ben Hart, Public Affairs Manager, AFL Players Association

Ben Hart is a former journalist and media adviser who began his career at the Herald Sun in 1998, before leaving to work in the Premier's Media Unit in the Victorian Government in 2001. He worked for various ministers before becoming the Minister for the Environment & Climate Change's Chief of Staff. In eaely 2010 Ben joined the AFL Players Asasociation in the role of Public Affairs Manager. One of his current priorities is developing a new digital strategy for the AFLPA.