For more than two decades, Larkin has led and supported complex organizations and programs focused on equitable results in the social sector. He is certified through the International Coaching Federation and Brown University, and has trained as a systems facilitator through the Annie E. Casey Foundation. 

Prior to becoming a leadership coach, he founded MAYA, where he still serves as an executive advisor. MAYA is a Latina-owned and led firm that specializes in education, public sector, and non-profit consulting. The organization's purpose is to support equity and excellence in community, so we all live a good life.

Before MAYA, Larkin served as executive director and vice president of community at IDEA Public Schools in Austin, where he supported principals, led community engagement, and helped to raise more than $35 million in public and private funding. Larkin also served in the U.S. Department of Education as part of the Obama administration where he designed and launched Promise Neighborhoods. He began his career as a middle school social studies teacher in the Mississippi Delta with Teach for America, a program with a vision that one day, all children will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. Larkin holds a Bachelor of Arts in politics and history from Brandeis University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. 

Larkin lives in Austin with his wife, Katie, and their five children. He is Vice Chair of the Board for the Center for the Study of Social Policy in Washington DC and is the President-elect of Temple Beth Shalom. Larkin is also a former foster parent and kidney donor. He has run more than 30 marathons with the goal of completing a marathon in all 50 states and Washington D.C.

When Ben is not designing and updating this website, he is an eighth grader at Lamar Middle School in Austin. He plays for the Lone Star and Lamar soccer teams, loves geography, and is a big sports fan. Ben built this website not only to earn a laptop that he’ll use for gaming (and school), but also to help his father.