Ben Barton is Chief Marketing Officer at Captiva Learning and a senior leader within the group, where he has played a central role in the development and growth of major education initiatives including Premier Pathways, Leadership Matters and the National College of Education. Over the past 25 years Ben has worked across the education sector, with 18 years in educational publishing at organisations including Pearson, Harcourt, Letts and Rising Stars, the publishing company he co-founded and grew profitably to £4m turnover.
Ben’s work focuses on building commercially sustainable education businesses and designing services that respond directly to the needs of schools, learners and employers. He has particular expertise in customer-led service transformation, helping organisations translate real user needs into scalable programmes, partnerships and digital platforms.
Known across Captiva Learning as both its busiest and friendliest colleague, Ben combines entrepreneurial thinking with deep sector knowledge. His work continues to focus on developing innovative solutions that strengthen leadership, professional learning and workforce development across education.
