Ben Wixon, MED, is a author, educator, trainer and consultant. He earned a master's of education with a focus on curriculum and instruction at Arizona State University in 2002.

Throughout his 20 years of skateboarding experience, Wixon has performed in public skateboarding demonstrations and competed in and judged numerous competitions. He has competed in several World Cup Skateboarding events as well as the 2000 and 2002 Van's Amateur World Championships.

Wixon has taught and managed both public and private skateboarding camps. He has also helped numerous organizations develop skateboarding curricula and programs, including Portland Parks and Recreation; the cities of Chandler, Tempe, and Phoenix, Arizona; YMCA of the USA; Portland Public Schools; Cartwright School District; Windell's Snowboard Camp; Site Design Group Skateparks, NIKE SB. He has more than a decade of experience in skatepark advocacy, programming, design, and construction.  He currently resides with his wife and daughter in Portland, Oregon.