Our sixth session of 2024 featured a conversation with Ben King, Managing Director of Corporate Strategy and Engagement and Melanie Triplett, Senior Manager of Corporate Engagement at JUST Capital. The conversation included a look into JUST Capital’s unique approach to ratings and rankings, its role as a non-profit rater, and changes to its methodology for 2025.

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Speaker profiles

Ben King

Ben King, Managing Director, Corporate Strategy and Engagement, JUST Capital

Ben is the Managing Director of Corporate Strategy and Engagement.  He is responsible for our corporate engagement efforts and how best to support our corporate partners with JUST’s data and insights in their efforts to build a more just economy.

Ben was most recently the Chief Strategy Officer for The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation focused on creating fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.  Prior to that Ben gained experience developing and leading major strategic initiatives as a management consultant in both the private and non-profit sectors, first with Bain & Co. and then The Bridgespan Group.  Ben also served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the United States Navy.

Ben is on the Board of the Atlantic Fellows program for Social and Economic Equity at the London School of Economics.  Ben received a Masters in Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.

Melanie Triplett

Melanie Triplett, Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement, JUST Capital