Founder of Benton Consulting LLC, Rebecca Janet Whitmore is Chairman for Nanophase Technologies Corp. and Manager of Beachcorp LLC (a subsidiary of Nanophase Technologies Corp.).

She is also General Partner at Grace Investments Ltd. and Manager for Beachcorp LLC.

Ms. Whitmore previously occupied the position of Controller-Global Petrochemicals Division at Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chief Financial Analyst at Mobil Corp. (a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corp.), General Partner for Grace Brothers Management LLC and Controller-Global Petrochemicals Division at H. Muehlstein & Co., Inc.

She received an undergraduate degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Lewis University.