Business Executives for National Security

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the 2019 BENS Gala and Award Ceremony

Business Executives for National Security (BENS) is an American nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. Prominent members include Amazon founder

Charles E. Phillips.[1] The organization's current President is retired U.S. Army General Joseph Votel, the 13th commander of U.S. Central Command, and their current chairman is Mark J. Gerencser, former Managing Partner of Booz Allen Hamilton.[2]

Founded in 1982 by mining executive Stanley A. Weiss, BENS provides a channel through which senior American business leaders volunteer their experience and expertise to help national security agencies become more efficient and effective.[3] BENS has 7 regional offices across the country, with a national office based in Washington, D.C.

BENS’ early work focused extensively on initiatives aimed at U.S.-Soviet threat reduction and inefficiencies within support functions of the

unified combatant commands
. Work provided by BENS members is pro bono.

References

  1. ^ "Business Executives for National Security - Business Executives for National Security".
  2. ^ "About BENS - Leadership - Business Executives for National Security".
  3. ^ "About BENS - Our Mission and Tenets - Business Executives for National Security". 4 April 2018.

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