Walter Bender (1956) is technologist and researcher who has made important contributions in the field of electronic publishing, media, and technology for learning. Bender is on leave as a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Media Lab which he led as executive director between 2000 and 2006. More recently, Bender served as president of Un portatil por niño for Software and Content where he coordinated the development of software and content including the Sugar intefase de computadora XO-1.