Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett is a visionary business leader and Hum's Chief Growth Officer. With 25+ years of sales and marketing experience with both established publishing brands and research technology start-ups, Richard leads Hum’s mission of bringing data and frontier AI to solve the challenges of publishers, societies, and media organizations.

By Richard Bennett

Growth
Stop Wasting Editors' Time on Manuscripts That Were Never Going to Make It

Low quality manuscripts are eating up editorial bandwidth. We can predict which ones with 98.7% accuracy.

Richard Bennett Apr 30, 2026
Engagement
The Zero-Click Economy

How are publishers adapting to a world where traffic isn't the goal?

Richard Bennett Jan 27, 2026
Engagement
Using AI to Recruit and Nurture the Next Generation of Reviewers

Academic publishing faces a reviewer crisis as submissions explode—but AI-powered recruitment and relationship building offer a game-changing solution.

Richard Bennett Sep 24, 2025
Engagement
The Search Bypass Effect

Your audience is finding answers before they reach you. Why your traffic is disappearing… and how to win it back.

Richard Bennett Aug 19, 2025
Culture & News
Oxford University Press and Hum sign agreement to pilot Alchemist Review

Oxford University Press partners with Hum to pilot Alchemist Review, an AI-based editorial assistant that will enhance manuscript assessment while reducing administrative burden for editors.

Richard Bennett May 21, 2025

Richard Bennett

By Richard Bennett

Stop Wasting Editors' Time on Manuscripts That Were Never Going to Make It

The Zero-Click Economy

Using AI to Recruit and Nurture the Next Generation of Reviewers

The Search Bypass Effect

Oxford University Press and Hum sign agreement to pilot Alchemist Review