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Greg Bennett

COO at OneDirectory, ranked #1 for Mid-Market Usability in G2's org chart reports. Writes about employee data, directory and org chart software, backed by the company's original research.

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Greg runs OneDirectory's original research program: the 65-organization employee directory benchmark, its August 2026 follow-up, and a product analytics study covering 16,267 employees. All OneDirectory research is published under CC BY 4.0 and may be cited freely with attribution.

OneDirectory is ranked #1 for Mid-Market Usability in G2's Org Chart reports. Reviews on G2.

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