As a senior staff member for Virginia Governors Charles S. Robb and Gerald L. Baliles, H. Benson Dendy 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 as a legislative assistant to the Lieutenant Governor. Over the course of seven legislative sessions, he advocated for the Governors' agendas in the General Assembly. He served on transition committees for Virginia Governors Mark Warner and Terry McAuliffe.
Dendy has been appointed and reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, a state agency, by six Virginia Governors of both parties. He served as its Chairman for eight years. 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 served on the Executive Committee for the 2019 American Evolution Commemoration and currently serves on the American Revolution 250 Commission.
In 2016, Dendy was appointed to the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University and currently serves as Rector. He has served 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.
Dendy is a former trustee of the Valentine Richmond History Center and a former director of the Virginia YMCA and the Maymont Foundation. He is a former 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 served on 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 late wife, Stacey, had three sons. 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 has served as Chairman of The Advocacy Group, the premier municipal, state, federal and international government and public affairs organization in the world. Dendy was one of the first 24 government relations professionals nationwide to complete the State Government Affairs Council Professional Certification Program in 2012.