Robert Benjamin is regional director of Central and Eastern Europe programs at NDI. In this capacity, he oversees the development and implementation of programs in 10 countries and republics involving civic education, citizen political participation and parliamentary development. Since joining the Institute in 1993, Mr. Benjamin has managed multi-year programs in Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, and Slovakia. Previous to NDI, Mr. Benjamin worked at Chemonics International, a Washington-based consulting firm, on economic development programs in Central Europe. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Princeton University and a M.A. in International Relations from the John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
