James Benson

Who is James Benson?

James Benson retired from the Advanced Medical Device Association (AdvaMed, formerly know as The Health Industry Manufacturers Association, HIMA), where he served as executive vice president for Technical and Regulatory Affairs. Prior to that, he held numerous senior positions at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over a twenty-year period. He retired from the FDA as director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Earlier, he served as deputy commissioner of the FDA, and also as its acting commissioner for a one-year period. During his tenure with the FDA, he worked closely with other Federal Agencies, especially the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He has also actively worked with the Congress in creating three separate pieces of legislation affecting the FDA: The Food and Drug Modernization Act of 1997, the Biomaterials Access Act of 1998, and the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002. Subsequent to his retirement from the FDA, he has served as a consultant for numerous medical device companies and as an expert witness on several court cases. He is a member of several professional societies and served as a board of trustee for one organization. Benson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science degree in nuclear engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.