Benjamin M. Cadranel, Esq.

Founder & Principal, Advocacy Chiefs | California’s Impact Multiplier | Building sustainable revenue strategies for mission-driven organizations | $200M+ won

Sacramento, California, United States

About

Ben Cadranel is a corporate attorney and fundraiser who builds comprehensive collaborations and public-private partnerships by leveraging his extensive network and instincts as a master connector. He founded Advocacy Chiefs LLC, a grants and government development firm that positions clients to capture market share through strategic public-private partnerships funded through grants and other non-dilutive instruments. Benjamin is an expert in building equitable, inclusive, and Future-Ready workforce development programs that serve historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Ben’s past experiences include being Director of Resource Development at Woodland Community College and the Associate Director of Development for the University of California-wide California Summer School for Math and Sciences (COSMOS). Ben’s portfolio includes working with the following companies and agencies: the Long Beach Workforce Innovation Network, Long Beach City College, Sierra College, and the City of Sacramento.

Experience

  • Founder at Advocacy Chiefs
    Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

    Advocacy Chiefs are impact multipliers. We adeptly navigate industry and government to drive funding to innovative projects and create lasting public-private partnerships. At the intersections of Smart Cities and the Future of Work (Workforce Development), Advocacy Chiefs have subject matter experts across many Environmental, Social, and Governance issues, culminating in scalable, impactful work for government and industry partners alike.

  • CA Government Relations at Scout
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Experience seamless grant acquisition, tailored to your company's needs, with our advanced matching algorithms and expertly guided application platform. We help take you from start through finish saving you hundreds of hours on the grant preparation process.

  • Strategic Advisor (Economic and Workforce Development - Grants and Project Management) at City of Long Beach
    Jun 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

    Long Beach Workforce Innovation Network is a public agency serving Long Beach, Signal Hill, and the Los Angeles Harbor communities. We connect adults, youth, and businesses to opportunities - job seekers to employment, and businesses to skilled workers.

  • Strategic Advisor at Learning Economy Foundation
    May 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Learning Economy is a U.S. based non-profit organization with a global mission to accelerate the world toward 21st century education and workplace infrastructures, address inequity with student and employee centric models, and connect the fragmented ecosystem of stakeholders into a unified hub of innovation.

  • Owner at Law Office of Benjamin Cadranel
    Dec 2008 - Present · 17 yrs 8 mos

    Law practice focusing on non-profit and corporate law and fundraising at the intersection of innovation and impact through Private Placements, crowdfunding (Form C), Grants, Procurements, and Philanthropy