Kennette Benedict is an American academic who is a University of Chicago lecturer and Senior Fellow in its Energy Policy Institute.
Before joining the Bulletin, she had been the Director of International Peace and Security at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, where she also served as Senior Advisor to the President.
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.
Prior to her academic career, she served in the Massachusetts State Planning agency on law enforcement and criminal justice.
She has served in a number of consulting and advisory capacities, including as advisor to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the University of Minnesota, and the Center for Effective Philanthropy.