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# DDB Group
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/ddb-group/
- Published: 1999-01-02T14:57:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-13T20:07:19.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization

**DDB Group**, also operating as **DDB Consulting**,[\[1\]](#fn1) is an American management consulting firm based in Cleveland, Ohio.[\[2\]](#fn2)

## History

AM2 Consulting was founded in the 1990s, through which Doug Benns worked. In 2005, AM2 "continued to grow as a leader in association turnaround and evolved into what is now known as DDB Consulting."[\[3\]](#fn3)

## Organization

DDB Group shares a publicly-listed contact phone number[\[2:1\]](#fn2) with the [American Association of Professional Appraisers](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/American-Association-of-Professional-Appraisers) (AAPA),[\[4\]](#fn4) the [Direct Primary Care Society](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Direct-Primary-Care-Society) (DPCS),[\[5\]](#fn5) [Independent Route Drivers Association of America](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Independent-Route-Drivers-Association-of-America) (IRDAA),[\[6\]](#fn6) and the [Patient First Coalition](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Patient-First-Coalition) (PFC).[\[7\]](#fn7)

### Personnel

| Name       | Position                                 | Notes                                                                        |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Doug Benns | Founder and National Head[\[3:1\]](#fn3) | [Victory Solutions](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Victory-Solutions) |

## External links

- [Website](https://dougbenns.com/)

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1. *Home.* Doug Benns Association Consulting. Retrieved February 3, 2025, from <https://dougbenns.com/> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *Engage.* Doug Benns Association Consulting. Retrieved February 3, 2025, from <https://dougbenns.com/engage> [↩︎](#fnref2) [↩︎](#fnref2:1)
3. *Associations.* Doug Benns Association Consulting. Retrieved February 3, 2025, from <https://dougbenns.com/associations> [↩︎](#fnref3) [↩︎](#fnref3:1)
4. *Contact AAPA.* American Association of Professional Appraisers. Retrieved February 3, 2025, from <https://proappraiser.org/contact-aapa> [↩︎](#fnref4)
5. *About.* Direct Primary Care Society. Retrieved February 3, 2025, from <https://dpcsociety.org/about> [↩︎](#fnref5)
6. *About.* Independent Route Drivers Association of America. Retrieved February 3, 2025, from <https://irdaa.org/about> [↩︎](#fnref6)
7. Patient First Coalition. (2025, January 29). *Patient First Coalition Launches to Support RFK Nomination, Advance MAHA Agenda.* Cision PR Newswire. <https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/patient-first-coalition-launches-to-support-rfk-nomination-advance-maha-agenda-302363612.html> [↩︎](#fnref7)

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