Kennette Benedict
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Kennette Benedict is an American academic who is a
weapons of mass destruction, and a $50 million initiative on science, technology, and security. While serving as Director of the International Peace and Security Area, she established and directed from 1992-2002 the Foundation's Initiative in the Former Soviet Union and in 2000 established a program of support for higher education in Nigeria
. In her position as Senior Advisor, she worked with MacArthur's President to review and assess the role of private foundations in the United States and abroad.
Benedict taught at
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
. Her research and teaching focused on organizational decisionmaking, jury decisionmaking, and on women's leadership and American politics. She has also published articles on global governance and on violent conflict. Prior to her academic career, she served in the Massachusetts State Planning agency on law enforcement and criminal justice.
Benedict serves on the Advisory Council of the
International Institute of Strategic Studies. She received her A.B. from Oberlin College, and her Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University
.