Joel Benenson
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Alma mater | Queens College, City University of New York |
Occupation(s) | Pollster, political operative |
Political party | Democratic |
Joel Benenson(born July 24, 1952) is an American pollster and consultant known for his role as a strategist forBarack Obama's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns.[1][2]He was the chief strategist forHillary Clinton's2016 presidential campaign.[3]
Early life
[edit]Benenson was born in New York City to a Jewish family. He grew up inLaurelton, Queens[4]and Manhattan with his family. He attendedAndrew Jackson High Schoolin the late 1960s.[4]Benenson is aQueens Collegegraduate.[5]
Career
[edit]He is the CEO of Benenson Strategy Group, a strategic consulting firm, and served as a communications and polling advisor to theWhite HouseforBarack Obama.[6]He has been a strategist for U.S. senators, governors and mayors, as well asFortune 500companies. He was a pollster for theDCCCin 2006, when the Democrats won back the majority in theHouse of Representatives.[7]
In 1995, he worked as a Political Journalist for theDaily Newsin New York[8]and served as Communications Director for GovernorMario Cuomo’s 1994 campaign.[9]He was previously a vice president at the New York ad agencyFCB.[10]
Benenson has served as a consultant to American companies and CEOs, includingProcter & Gamble’sA.G. Lafley,General Electric’sJack WelchandAOL’s Bob Pittman. He has helped corporate clients.[11]He was a strategic researcher for Procter & Gamble's launch ofOlestra,the fat substitute;[12]he helped AOL manage its capacity crisis in the late 1990s and a New York City coalition block MayorMichael Bloomberg’s plans for an Olympic stadium in Manhattan.[13]
Benenson is also the co-founder ofiModerate Research Technologies.[14][15]
In January 2015,Hillary Clintonhired Benenson andRobby Mookas strategists.[16]
TheIsraeliBlue and White political allianceappointed Benenson as its strategist for theSeptember 2019 Israeli legislative election.[17][18]
References
[edit]- ^"Emerging Clinton campaign draws heavily from Obama alumni".MSNBC.
- ^"Hillary Clinton recruits chief strategist, media adviser for 2016 and the reason why Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 electioneffort".The Washington Post.
- ^"Hillary for America-Organization and Staff of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign".
- ^abMishkin, Bud (November 8, 2016)."One on 1 Profile: Clinton Chief Strategist and Pollster Joel Benenson's Journey into Politics Included Intriguing Stops Along the Way".NY1Noticias.Retrieved28 February2019.
- ^CAPUZZO, JILL (3 February 2008)."Obama Seldom Asks His Pollster to Play the Role of an Oracle".New York Times.Retrieved17 August2011.
- ^C-SPAN Video Polling in the 2012 Election, 9/4/12
- ^Goodspeed, Peter. "Pollster fine-tunes President's message." National Post, 19 June 2009
- ^"Obama Seldom Asks His Pollster to Play the Role of an Oracle".The New York Times.3 February 2008.
- ^"President Counts on Jersey Pollster".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-08-29.Retrieved2012-11-07.
- ^"Pass notes No 2,725: Joel Benenson".The Guardian.8 February 2010.
- ^Issenberg, Sasha (1 September 2012)."Why Campaign Reporters Are Behind the Curve".The New York Times.
- ^"Benenson Strategy Group".
- ^"LDI Health Policy Seminar with Joel Benenson – LDI".11 February 2015.
- ^"Joel Benenson, Co-Founder of iModerate, to Speak at the ARF Industry Leader Forum".21 October 2008.
- ^"Daily Research News Online no. 17780 – Kantar Snaps Up Obama Pollster BSG".
- ^"Clinton brings in Mook, Benenson for likely team".Politico.
- ^"יועץ חדש לכחול לבן: האיש שעומד מאחורי ההצלחות של אובמה".maariv.co.il.Retrieved2019-07-12.
- ^"היום הזה בזמן ההוא: מתדרכים נגד, פועלים בעד".כאן-תאגיד השידור הישראלי.Retrieved2019-07-12.
External links
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- 1952 births
- 20th-century American Jews
- American political consultants
- Associates of Hillary Clinton
- Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign
- Living people
- New York (state) Democrats
- People from Laurelton, Queens
- Political campaign staff
- Pollsters
- Queens College, City University of New York alumni
- People from Manhattan
- Andrew Jackson High School (Queens) alumni
- American chief executives
- 21st-century American Jews