Mary Wright Benner

Background

Benner, Mary Wright was born on August 4, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Robert V.L. and Sara Helen W.

Education

Bachelor, Connecticut College, 1979; Master of Business Administration, Columbia University, 1983.

Career

Research associate, Academy for Contemporary Problems, Washington, 1979-1981; rating specialist, Standard & Poor's, New York City, 1983-1984; assistant administrator, Township of Princeton, New Jersey, 1984-1986; vice president, Finance Guaranty Insurance Company. New York City, since 1986; manager department government affairs, Finance Guaranty Insurance Company. New York City, since 1997.

Achievements

• Mary Wright Benner has been listed as a noteworthy Lobbyist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors National Committee for Public/Private Partnerships, since 1997. Member sponsor advising committee Women Executive in State Governor, since 1998. Member steering committee RebuildAm.

Coalition, since 1997. Member Public Works Forum (board directors 1986-1988), Association for Governmental Leasing and Finance (board directors 1991-1995, treasurer 1994-1995), Association Finance Guaranty Insurers (Chairman of Commission government.affairs since 1997), Rebuild American Coalition (Executive Board directors).

Interests

• Avocation: cooking.

Connections

Married Thomas G. Benner, August 8, 1987. Children: Sara Eleanor, Robert Fox.

Father:

Robert V.L. W.

Mother:

Sara Helen W.

Spouse:

Thomas G. Benner

child:

Robert Fox Benner

child:

Sara Eleanor Benner