Benjamin Pu is a producer for the NBC News Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team. He produces educational video packages, live streams, panels and internal and external conference training for NBCU Academy, NBCU News Group’s journalism and news education platform.
He previously served as a 2020 campaign embed for NBC News and covered various presidential campaigns. He also covered the Iowa and Nevada caucuses, embedding in those states during the Democratic primary election.
Ben was previously an associate producer for MSNBC Dayside and also worked on MSNBC’s Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd as a video producer and graphics production assistant.
Ben served on the National Governing Board of the Asian American Journalist Association (AAJA) as well as on the board of the AAJA New York chapter.
Ben graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Global Studies. Samples of his coursework included public speaking, international economics and global supply chain studies.