Dr. Bennett has held various leadership and technology roles, driving innovation and growth across technologies supporting industry, federal, international, and DoD customers. She is the co-Founder and managing member of MEPSS LLC, a software-based company for decision support and automation. As the Senior VP for Strategic and Research Initiatives and Professor at Florida Tech, she increased research funding and programs across departments. At Georgia Tech, she held the positions of Regents’ Researcher, Associate Vice President for Research (AVPR), Faculty Integration, and Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. At the Georgia Tech Research Institute, she held the Glenn Robinson Chair in Electro-Optics, founded the Logistics and Maintenance Applied Research Center and as the Director for the Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory grew the research portfolio from industry and DoD. She is the Editor-in-Chief for Applied Optics, a member of the Strategic Planning Committee for Optica, a member of the AIP Investment Advisory Committee, and is the 2025 President-Elect for Optica. She has been a member of the Army Science Board, on the board of directors for Optica (formally OSA) and the President for the IEEE Council on RFID. She is a visiting lecturer for SPIE and Optica. She is on the Board of Trustees for Riverside Research Institute and is on the Georgia Tech Research and Economic Development External Advisory Board. She has patents, numerous publications, and contributes to ISO in developing standards for RFID and shipping container technologies. She is a Fellow with Optica and SPIE. She has received numerous awards including the Commander’s Award for Public Service, Department of the Army and the Superior Civilian Service Medal, Department of the Army, the second highest award of the Department of the Army. Dr. Bennett holds a B.S.E and MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida. She earned her PhD in Electrical Engineering and Certificate in Management of Technology from Georgia Institute of Technology.