Rich Benjamin likes to entertain, read, travel, golf, and eat.
Currently, he is Senior Fellow at Demos, a nonpartisan, multi-issue think tank. His social and political commentary is featured on television, on radio, in major newspapers and magazines, in the blogosphere, and in many scholarly venues.
Rich's background is in academia, politics, and media. He has held teaching and research positions at Stanford University, Brown University, and the Columbia University School of Law. He lectures on contemporary American politics and culture in the US and Europe.
Rich's public service includes serving as founding Executive Director of Why Tuesday?, a bi-partisan grassroots campaign to increase civic participation. He also serves on the Advisory Board of The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network.
Rich earned his BA in political science from Wesleyan University and his PhD in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford.
He is a member of the Authors Guild and the National Book Critics Circle.
Currently, he is Senior Fellow at Demos, a nonpartisan, multi-issue think tank. His social and political commentary is featured on television, on radio, in major newspapers and magazines, in the blogosphere, and in many scholarly venues.
Rich's background is in academia, politics, and media. He has held teaching and research positions at Stanford University, Brown University, and the Columbia University School of Law. He lectures on contemporary American politics and culture in the US and Europe.
Rich's public service includes serving as founding Executive Director of Why Tuesday?, a bi-partisan grassroots campaign to increase civic participation. He also serves on the Advisory Board of The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network.
Rich earned his BA in political science from Wesleyan University and his PhD in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford.
He is a member of the Authors Guild and the National Book Critics Circle.
