Background
Benedict, Kennette Mari was born on January 19, 1948 in New York City. Daughter of Donald LaVerne Benedict and Ann Kennette Cnare.
Benedict, Kennette Mari was born on January 19, 1948 in New York City. Daughter of Donald LaVerne Benedict and Ann Kennette Cnare.
AB, Oberlin College, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1981.
Researcher Governor's Committee Law Enforcement/Administration Criminal Justice, Boston, 1971. Assistant professor Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1980-1981, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1981-1985. Deputy director peace and international cooperation MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, 1989-1992, director international peace and security, since 1992, senior advisor on philanthropy, since 2002.
Consultant Compton Foundation, Menlo Park, 1998-2000, board directors. Advisory council Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, Iowa, since 2001, Center for Effective Philanthropy, since 2003. Advisor Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York City, 1996-1997, committee member Leonard Rieser Prize, Chicago, since 2000.
Board trustees member Oberlin College, since 2004. Board directors Compton Foundation, since 2003. Member Council on Foreign Relations, International Institute Strategic Studies, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations.
Married Jonathan David Casper, August 2, 1980 (divorced 2002). 1 child, Sarah Casper.