Ben Soukup was born Deaf to Deaf parents and is the father of Deaf children. He grew up experiencing first hand barriers that comes with a lack of access to communication, and dedicated his life’s work to overcoming these barriers. Throughout his career, Ben has proven himself to be one of the most seasoned, innovative, and successful Chief Executives for programs and services that benefit the Deaf and hard of hearing community. His innovative programs and companies have launched with private, local, state and federal partners, spawned a billion-dollar Video Relay Service industry.

Ben continues to maintain strong relationships on every level, and continues to build on past success by identifying new opportunities and gaps in services that further his lifelong mission of improving communication access for Deaf people of the world.