Benjamin Hadlock ('15)

Business Consulting National Security

Benjamin currently works in Management Consulting, supporting clients in the National Security industry in Washington D.C. After graduating from the Rudolf Steiner High School in 2015, he received degrees from Centre College and the University of Virginia, with majors in Political Science and Public Policy. He credits RSSAA’s broad, liberal arts education and small school setting, for giving him the tools to be successful in college and the workplace. 

Although he felt his artistic skills in high school were not very strong, the creative process really helped him think about issues in an atypical way. During college class discussions or in his consulting work, he realized that the solutions he would suggest were recognized by his classmates, teachers and colleagues as “out-of-the-box”. This has made him stand-out and seen as vital participant in determining solutions for implementing public policy.

In our small classes and caring community, he felt supported to examine issues from many points of view.  This spirit of community extended further for him, as he participated fully in all the sports offered at the high school. He even started the tennis program for the years he was at the high school. 

During the pandemic, his appreciation for his Steiner education was amplified as he re-claimed some of his creative Steiner experiences to balance the isolation. He remembers his time in Ann Arbor very fondly, and still tries to make it back every year for the spring Golf Outing.