Mr. Benard is Co-Head of Cerberus Frontier and runs the firm’s Singapore office. He focuses on investments across the Asia-Pacific region, including investments that relate to U.S. and allied national security, particularly those that support the INDOPACOM mission. He has led recent Cerberus investments in the Indo-Pacific region and has developed significant focus on shipbuilding and maritime assets.
He started his career as an attorney focused on cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and private equity transactions.
Mr. Benard has published articles in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and World Affairs, among others, and has been a guest speaker at numerous conferences and universities.
Mr. Benard earned his J.D. from Stanford Law School and is an Adjunct Fellow at the Hudson Institute.