A decade of transition has Adrianne Benton Furniss succeeding Cecilia Garcia as Executive Director in 2013; and the Chairmanship passing to longtime trustee, Leonard Jay Schrager, after Charles Benton’s death in April 2015. Benton makes critical decisions about its mission and tactics to concentrate on broadband, changing its name in 2019 to the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society to better reflect its core goal to bring open, affordable, high-performance broadband to all people in the U.S. to ensure a thriving democracy. The Benton Institute refines its work to provide resources to people who care about “broadband for all.” Benton underwrites legal and policy experts and provides information resources to educate the wider community about broadband's promise to deliver education, healthcare, economic equality, civic engagment, and more. We identify, support, and mentor scholars, practitioners, and public advocates, enouraging their work to articulate and advance: public-interest-focused broadband policies; research, evaluation, and data to educate policymakers and other stakholders; and best practice strategies at the state and local levels. We distribute these resources via our newsletters, publications, and podcasts. In 2019-2020, the Benton Institute's work has taken the long view, articulating a national broadband policy agenda in Broadband for America’s Future: A Vision for the 2020s (2019) and Broadband for America Now (2020).
