H. Benson Dendy III,
President
As a senior staff member for two Virginia Governors, H. Benson Dendy has held positions as diverse as Secretary of the Commonwealth, Secretary to the Governor's Cabinet, and Special Assistant to the Governor. He began his career in state government in 1978, as a legislative assistant to the Lieutenant Governor. Over the course of seven legislative sessions, he advocated for two Governors’ agendas in the General Assembly.
Dendy has been appointed and reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, a state agency, by five Virginia Governors, both Republican and Democrat. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. In 2003, he was appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior to the Federal Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission and served as the Federal Commission's Vice Chairman.
Dendy serves on the Board of Directors of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute. In 2002 he was appointed by Governor Mark Warner to the Council on the Southern Community of the Southern Growth Policies Board. He served on the Board of Trustees of the Valentine Richmond History Center for 14 years and is a director of the Virginia YMCA. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Maymont Foundation. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Council of Young Political Leaders, a core grantee of the United States Department of State that conducts international exchange programs for young governmental leaders. He is a member of the Honorary Council to the St. George's Foundation in Bermuda.
Dendy also has extensive experience in helping international corporations develop business in this country.
Dendy graduated from the University of Richmond, magna cum laude, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. A member of Second Presbyterian Church, Dendy serves as an elder. He and his wife, Stacey, have three children. The family enjoys skiing at Wintergreen and spending time in the summer at Virginia Beach.
In addition to serving as president of The Vectre Corporation, Dendy is also a member of its Board of Directors. He serves as Chairman of The Advocacy Group, the premier municipal, state, federal and international government and public affairs organization in the world.