Samantha DiBenedetto
Program Manager
Center for the Circular Economy
Center for the Circular Economy
Samantha is a Program Manager at the Closed Loop Center for the Circular Economy, Closed Loop Partners’ innovation center focused on helping global brands, retailers and manufacturers solve their most pressing material challenges. She supports multi-stakeholder collaborations advancing circular solutions across packaging, recycling and material innovation, with a focus on translating complex regulatory and technical landscapes into program strategies. Samantha primarily works with the NextGen Consortium team to identify and build source reduction initiatives and help operationalize major reuse systems.
Prior to joining Closed Loop Partners, Samantha worked in Accenture’s customer growth and sustainability practices across technology, healthcare, nonprofit and resources sectors. Her work spanned ESG strategy, program management, consumer research and competitive analysis, with a focus on synthesizing insights into clear, actionable recommendations across client engagements.
Samantha holds a BS in Marketing with a Minor in Sustainability from Santa Clara University and is pursuing an MS in Sustainability Management at Columbia University.
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