Paul Benedict
Senior Associate

Paul Benedict is a Senior Associate of Adena Ventures.  Paul’s responsibilities include business development, investment analysis, and management of the operational assistance program.  He is an observer on Ed Map, Inc.'s Board of Directors.

Before joining the fund, Paul consulted with Ohio University and Hocking College in the areas of market feasibility, entrepreneurship, and event planning.  Prior to that, he was Reverend Jesse Jackson’s speechwriter at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.  He also worked for Everen Securities, Inc. in its public finance department in Chicago. 

Paul is a graduate of Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business (MBA) and Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College (BA).  He is a past president of the Honors Tutorial College’s Board of Visitors, a member of the Athens County Democratic Party’s Executive Committee, and a Big Brother.