Ben Arevalo graduated with honors from Stanford University in 2011 with a bachelor of arts degree in human biology. While studying at Stanford, he worked for two years as an instructor for the Stanford EMT Training Program while also volunteering as an EMT with the Stanford Emergency Medical Service. In 2010, Ben spent six months in South Africa conducting research on the juvenile justice system while also helping develop an emergency first-responder training program in partnership with the University of Cape Town. Ben joined the Memory and Aging Center in June 2011, where he now coordinates the Autopsy Program.

When Ben isn’t educating families about the benefits of brain donation, he enjoys playing guitar, violin, and mandolin.