Joel Benenson (born July 24, 1952) is an American pollster and consultant known for his role as a strategist for Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns.[1][2] He was the chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.[3]
Joel Benenson | |
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| Born | July 24, 1952 |
| Alma mater | Queens College, City University of New York |
| Occupation(s) | Pollster, political operative |
| Political party | Democratic |
Early life edit
Benenson was born in New York City to a Jewish family. He grew up in Laurelton, Queens[4] and Manhattan with his family. He attended Andrew Jackson High School in the late 1960s.[4] Benenson is a Queens College graduate.[5]
Career edit
He is the CEO of Benenson Strategy Group, a strategic consulting firm, and served as a communications and polling advisor to the White House for Barack Obama.[6] He has been a strategist for U.S. senators, governors and mayors, as well as Fortune 500 companies. He was a pollster for the DCCC in 2006, when the Democrats won back the majority in the House of Representatives.[7]
In 1995, he worked as a Political Journalist for the Daily News in New York[8] and served as Communications Director for Governor Mario Cuomo’s 1994 campaign.[9] He was previously a vice president at the New York ad agency FCB.[10]
Benenson has served as a consultant to American companies and CEOs, including Procter & Gamble’s A.G. Lafley, General Electric’s Jack Welch and AOL’s Bob Pittman. He has helped corporate clients.[11] He was a strategic researcher for Procter & Gamble's launch of Olestra, the fat substitute;[12] he helped AOL manage its capacity crisis in the late 1990s and a New York City coalition block Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plans for an Olympic stadium in Manhattan.[13]
Benenson is also the co-founder of iModerate Research Technologies.[14][15]
In January 2015, Hillary Clinton hired Benenson and Robby Mook as strategists.[16]
The Israeli Blue and White political alliance appointed Benenson as its strategist for the September 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".
- ^ a b Mishkin, 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.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ CAPUZZO, JILL (3 February 2008). "Obama Seldom Asks His Pollster to Play the Role of an Oracle". New York Times. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ 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 from the original on 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "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". www.maariv.co.il. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ "היום הזה בזמן ההוא: מתדרכים נגד, פועלים בעד". כאן-תאגיד השידור הישראלי. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
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