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.

[5] 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.

[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.

[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.

[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.