Business Executives for National Security
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.
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