Josh Benveniste

Chief Corporate Strategy Officer Alkeme Insurance

Josh Benveniste is the Chief Corporate Strategy Officer at ALKEME, where he partners closely with the CEO and executive leadership team to drive enterprise-wide strategic planning, operational excellence, and innovation. In this role, Josh leads cross-functional initiatives that align marketing, technology, and business operations with ALKEME’s long-term growth objectives.

Josh brings a strong entrepreneurial and executive background to the role. Prior to joining ALKEME, he held senior leadership positions at several high-growth companies. As Chief Marketing Officer at Paydala, he led all aspects of marketing, brand, product, sales, and business development—positioning the company as a leader in payment and compliance solutions for the sports betting industry. At AerialSphere, he directed marketing and brand strategy, launching new products that expanded the company’s presence in aerial imagery and mapping.

Josh also co-founded ZipSit, a mobile babysitting app, and Dr. Soothe, a consumer wellness brand that he successfully led to acquisition. Earlier in his career, he served as Co-Founder and COO of Resperion, overseeing global infrastructure projects including the construction of the Kabul to Kandahar highway in Afghanistan. He also spent a decade managing marketing and business development programs in the networking, telecommunications, and software sectors for Clarent, Promatory Communications, and Virata.

Josh holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Arizona.