Benton Institute Welcomes New Board Members

The Benton Institute for Broadband & Society announced the appointment of two new board members, Denise Linn Riedl and Leon Wilson. Mayor Pete Buttigieg named Denise Linn Riedl the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of South Bend (IN) at the end of January 2019. Previously, Linn Riedl was in charge of Ecosystem Development at Chicago’s City Tech Collaborative. As a recent Benton Institute fellow, Linn Riedl authored Toward Inclusive Urban Technology: Lessons, Cases, and Resources Developed by Local Technology Champions and Planners (June 2020). Leon Wilson joined the Cleveland Foundation in October 2015 and, as Chief of Digital Innovation & Chief Information Officer, leads the foundation’s Information & Technology Services department, focusing on strategic and transformational use of technology and data within the foundation. Additionally, Wilson oversees the foundation’s Digital Excellence grant-making strategy geared toward “building a stronger, more equitable and inclusive digital community” in the Greater Cleveland area.