Brad Benson

Brad Benson joined the Port of San Francisco in 2005. As the Waterfront Resilience Program Director, he oversees the Waterfront Resilience Program efforts, including the up to $5 billion Embarcadero Seawall Program and the United States Army Corps of Engineers/Port of San Francisco Flood Study.

Before he was named Waterfront Resilience Program Director in early 2019, he was Director of Special Projects and oversaw the Port's local, state, and federal legislative program. During this time, Benson developed the state legislation that guides two of the Port's largest development projects at Pier 70 and Mission Rock. Additionally, he developed the state and local legislation that allows the Port to form infrastructure financing districts on Port property, to leverage private dollars for the benefit of the public. He collaborated in the preparation of the Port's Ten Year Capital Plan to ensure an economically stable Port. Moreover, he managed the Port's role in the Golden State Warriors Chase Center development project in the central waterfront. In addition to Director of Special Projects, he also served as the Port's Pier 70 Waterfront Site Project Director to oversee a new proposed transit-oriented, Type 1 Eco-District neighborhood in the southern waterfront.

From 2010-13, Brad served as the Port's project manager for the 34th America's Cup, that attracted millions of visitors and generated $1.4 billion in economic impacts to San Francisco.

Prior to joining the Port, Brad served as the Honorable Tom Ammiano's legislative aide from 1997-2005. He worked with constituents and City staff to write legislation, staff San Francisco Board of Supervisors meetings and committees, and manage day-to-day Board affairs during Supervisor Ammiano's terms as Board President.

Before joining the City and County of San Francisco government, Brad worked as a recycling and composting consultant and was active in local environmental campaigns.