Keith Benjamin, vice president and national cities initiative leader at STV, has been appointed to a three-year term with the Swarthmore College Alumni Council. In this role, he will collaborate with fellow alumni to advise the college, shape programming and support initiatives that connect alumni with current students. 

A Swarthmore College alum, Benjamin has long been engaged with the college community. As a student, he served as President of the Swarthmore African American Student Association and founder of ABLLE (Achieving Black & Latino Leaders of Excellence). He was also the college’s first Chester Fellow at the local housing authority and worked in the office of Philadelphia City Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr. – both hands-on experiences that opened him up to the world of transportation and urban planning. 

“Swarthmore opened doors that allowed me to explore ideas and gain meaningful, hands-on experience,” Benjamin said. “Now it’s my turn to help create opportunities for the next generation of leaders, just as alumni did for me.” 

During his time at Swarthmore College, Benjamin completed internships with the late U.S. Sen. Carl Levin and as well as the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, where he gained firsthand experience in policy, governance and community development—insights he now applies at STV to guide emerging professionals and advance innovative solutions in the transportation sector for strategic, community-focused projects. 

With Swarthmore’s recent investment in a new 158,000-square-foot engineering and science facility, as well as its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2035, Benjamin looks forward to connecting students and alumni and contributing to initiatives that bridge classroom learning with real-world impact, thereby strengthening the next generation of leaders.