Ben BranhamBen Branham, who served as executive vice president and chief strategy officer for New York City’s Economic Development Corporation, has moved to Fenton, where he assumes the role of managing director for that firm's New York City office.

Branham held the NYCEDC post for three years, during the mayorships of Michael R. Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio. Prior to that, he was vice president of public affairs at Edelman.

“Ben is an advocate for cultivating growth, innovation and economic opportunity in both traditional and emerging industries,” Fenton CEO Bill Werde said in a statement. “We are thrilled to have him join us at this time of evolution and social change progress at Fenton.”

Fenton, which bills itself as a “social change” agency, specializes in corporate responsibility and PR support for non-profit organizations. They are particularly known for their advocacy campaign work for organizations such as MoveOn.org and Greenpeace. The progressive firm, which was purchased last year by agency holding group Collegium, has offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

New CEO Bill Werde, a veteran of music trade magazine Billboard, joined the firm ten months ago.