Mitch Benson

Experience

1. Branching MindsPresidentcurrent2026 — presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
2. EPIC VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
3. University of UtahVenture Partnercurrent2025 — presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
4. Modern Classrooms ProjectBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
5. Select private equity and venture firmsAdvisor, Operator, Investor, Board membercurrent2024 — present
6. InstructureChief Strategy Officer2022 — 2024Salt Lake City, Utah
7. InstructureChief Product Officer2014 — 2022Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
8. PearsonSVP, Chief Learning Technology Officer2009 — 2014Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
9. MicrosoftSenior Director, Education Products Group2006 — 2009
10. MicrosoftWorldwide Managing Director, Schools2006 — 2009
11. Washington Schools Information Processing CooperativeChief Technology Officer2001 — 2006
12. Office Of Superintendent of Public InstuctionDirector, Systems and Operations2000 — 2001
13. Educational Service District no. 113Senior Engineer1999 — 2000
14. Olympia School DistrictManager, Information Systems1998 — 1999
15. Corporation Service CompanySenior Product Manager, Internet Development1994 — 1998

Education

1. University of WashingtonBA, Comparative US Studies
2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessFellow, Not for Profit Leadership
3. Capella UniversityMS, Information Systems

Skills & more

From Mitch's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Washington162

ACAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzVTVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJHJoseph HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupTKTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsJCJohn CarpenterInformation Technology Director at Madrona Venture Group

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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147

RBRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPFPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSJSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDSDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKBKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)HWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Capella University4

MSMargaret StryboschVP of Finance at Boundless AcceleratorSSShane ShookInvestor at ForgePoint CapitalRARob AdamsManaging Partner at Alumni VenturesMDMark DowdsVenture Partner at Anthemis Venture

Shared employers

Also worked at Branching Minds1

GFGraham FormanFounder & Managing Director at Edovate Capital

Also worked at University of Utah5

JHJameson HartmanVice President at RET VenturesTGTracy GeorgeInvestor at EPIC VENTURESBHBrian HattonPartner at QVenturesEJEmma JohnsonBusiness at Campus Founders FundDMDallin McLeanDirector, Community Outreach at BYU Cougar Capital

Also worked at Instructure12

BDByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTOTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystJCJosh CoatesInvestor at EPIC VENTURESJMJohn MayfieldPartner at Album VCKSKristina ShenInvestor at ChemistryDGDan GoldsmithCo-Founder & Partner at Proofpoint Capital

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Also worked at Pearson17

ASAnna Shults HeldEditorial Director at Scale Venture PartnersKDKatelyn DonnellyLeads Avalanche, a private investment firm based in AustinJJJonas JendiInvestor at IndustrifondenZLZiggy LiaqatFounder & CEO Lucidity LLC at Juvo VenturesPFPascal FinetteImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalMCMark ChernisOperating Partner at New Markets Venture Partners

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