We match the best talent in business together with senior national security leaders to apply best practices and cutting-edge ideas to solve some of the Nation's most complex and pressing national security challenges.
Who We Are
We are a nationwide network of elite business leaders who are united in the belief that private-sector expertise can assist the national security enterprise to ensure that the United States remains secure. We are a trusted nonpartisan nonprofit with 40 years of experience bringing pro-bono private-sector executive talent to partner with the government’s national security agencies.
“BENS provides the opportunity to not only contribute solutions to our nation’s most urgent challenges, but to also learn about the evolving national security landscape alongside an impressive group of private and public sector leaders.”
Lauren Bedula
Managing Director, Beacon Global Strategies, LLC
“I want to thank all of the BENS executives who have been so instrumental in helping the intelligence community and the military. Those of us in the special operations community and your business leaders go back a very long way.”
Admiral William H. McRaven, USN (Ret.)
Former Commander, United States Special Operations Command
“As the gap between business and government has regrettably widened away from a mutually beneficial collaborative relationship, BENS’ work to bridge that gap has become increasingly valuable. The organization marries a thorough knowledge of key national security issues with decades of experience of our members’ best business practices.”
Norm Chambers
Former Chairman, BENS, Former Chairman of the Board, NCI Building Systems, Inc.
“The experts do not have all the answers. Washington does not have all the answers. We want and need ideas from the private sector and from citizens. And BENS is indispensable in that regard.”
Condoleezza Rice
Former Secretary of State
Project Areas
Podcasts
In-depth series featuring business and national security experts providing an insider’s perspective on today’s most vexing challenges facing our nation’s security.
BENS President and CEO, General Votel (Ret.) interviews BENS members for insights on national security trends and highlights public-private cooperation to solve security challenges.
Upcoming Events
BENS Virtual Discussion with Jonathan Pelson, author of Wireless Wars: China’s Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We’re Fighting Back
Past Events
