Karl David Benson is a former college baseball coach and college athletics administrator. Benson last served as the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) from 2012 until his retirement in June 2019. Previously, Benson was the commissioner of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) from 1990 to 1994 and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) from 1994 to 2012. Benson is the only person to have served as commissioner at three Division I-A/FBS athletic conferences.