Dr. Benedikt D. S. Kapteina is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Business Administration and Responsible Management at the Dresden University of Technology in Germany. He is also a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Visiting Fellow at the Erb Institute at the University of Michigan. His research examines the intersection of business and democracy, focusing on Corporate Democratic Action (CDA) as a distinct form of corporate political engagement. His current research examines how such engagement strengthens democratic resilience across institutional contexts. He works with organizations across business, civil society, and the public sector to translate research into strategic responses to democratic challenges.
