Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict serves as the Director at the Center for Entrepreneurship at Ohio University since July 2020 and has been an Associate Professor of Instruction at Ohio University since June 2012. In addition to academic roles, Paul holds the position of Board President at the Athens County Humane Society, which focuses on animal welfare and care in Athens, Ohio. Previous experience includes roles as an Adjunct Professor at the American Public University System, Senior Vice President of Business Development at ED MAP, Inc., Director at Threewide Corporation, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Global Cooling, Inc. Paul also worked as a Senior Associate at Adena Ventures and as a Communications Specialist / Speechwriter for the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Paul holds an MBA from The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business and a BA in Political Science from Ohio University.