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Ben Hatt is the speechwriter for the Executive team at American Progress. He crafts speeches, op-eds, public statements, and other materials for the Executive staff. Hatt previously worked as the speechwriter for New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal (D).
Hatt came to speechwriting with a background in documentary filmmaking. He served as the director of TV development at Moxie Pictures, pitching and developing nonfiction ideas for a variety of media outlets.
Hatt is a graduate of Duke University, where he received an English degree along with a certificate in Arts of the Moving Image. He grew up in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States for college.
History made: Judge Jackson will be the first Black woman to be a Supreme Court justice.
Authors Jill Rosenthal and Ben Hatt commend the United States’ vaccine rollout and explain what must be done to ensure its continued success in the months ahead.
Ben Hatt describes why the Senate impeachment trial served as an opportunity to extinguish any attempt to delegitimize the Biden presidency.
Ben Hatt explains how the conviction of former President Donald Trump in a U.S. Senate impeachment trial can signal a commitment to comprehensive change.