Joel Benenson
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| Born |
July 24, 1952 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Queens College, City University of New York |
| Occupation | 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 for Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. He was the chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
Benenson was born in New York City to a Jewish family. He grew up in southeast Queens and Manhattan with his family. Benenson is a Queens College graduate.
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. 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.
In 1995, he worked as a Political Journalist for the Daily News in New York and served as Communications Director for Governor Mario Cuomo’s 1994 campaign. He was previously a Vice President at the New York ad agency FCB.
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. He was a strategic researcher for Procter & Gamble's launch of Olestra, the fat substitute; he helped AOL manage its capacity crisis in the late ’90s and a New York City coalition block Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plans for an Olympic stadium in Manhattan.
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