Adrianne B. Furniss
Executive Director
Adrianne manages staff and our relationships with Benton experts, partners, and supporters in service to Benton's mission and in consultation with Benton's Trustees and Board of Directors. Previously, she held management positions at both non-profit and for-profit content creation companies, focused on program development, marketing, and distribution.
Adrianne's Editorials:
2022 Charles Benton Digital Equity Awards
How NTIA Can Use Historic Investments to Ensure Universal Broadband
The Infrastructure Bill is About More than Money
Benton and TPRC Celebrate 5 years of Charles Benton Early Career Scholar Awards
2021 Charles Benton Digital Equity Champion Award
2020 TPRC Charles Benton Early Career Scholar Awards
On Democracy, Unity, & Broadband
Celebrate Digital Equity Advocates
On Juneteenth, Recognize Broadband’s Role in Building a Just Society
Introducing the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
2019 TPRC Charles Benton Early Career Scholar Award
Getting the E-Rate to Deliver the High-Speed Broadband Connections Schoolchildren Need
Presentation of the Fourth Annual Charles Benton Digital Equity Champion Awards
Our Day in Court (with Andrew Jay Schwartzman)
Presenting the 2018 Charles Benton Junior Scholar Award
The Press, The People, Are Not The Enemy
An Open Letter to My Daughters on Net Neutrality
Mignon Clyburn, Speaking Up For You
2018 Charles Benton Digital Equity Award
Millions Could Lose Service if FCC 'Reforms' Lifeline Program
Transparency Isn’t the End, We Need Responsive Leadership
The Sputnik Lesson: We Can’t Win the Broadband Race by Slowing Down
Together, Sallet, Riedl, and Benton Working for Fast, Fair, and Open Broadband for All
Presenting the Initial Charles Benton Junior Scholar Award
Presentation of Charles Benton Digital Equity Award to Emy Tseng
Benton Stands With Toby to Say "Don't Delete Big Bird"
Chairman Pai, Tell Us What You're Thinking About Freedom of the Press
When the Pai FCC Abandons the Public Interest, Who You Gonna Call?
Make America First in Broadband Again
Celebrating Chairman Wheeler’s Gift to the American People
Access, Diversity, and Equity are More Important Now Than Ever
Innovators in Digital Inclusion
Benton and Rhinesmith Continue Digital Inclusion Research Partnership
Benton Partners With SHLB to Nourish Communities With Broadband
What a Difference a Year Makes
The Lifeline from Digital Desert to Digital Opportunity
Happy 20th Anniversary, Telecommunications Act