Experience
- Branching MindsPresidentcurrent2026 β presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- EPIC VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 β presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- University of UtahVenture Partnercurrent2025 β presentSalt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- Modern Classrooms ProjectBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- Select private equity and venture firmsAdvisor, Operator, Investor, Board membercurrent2024 β present
- InstructureChief Strategy Officer2022 β 2024Salt Lake City, Utah
- InstructureChief Product Officer2014 β 2022Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- PearsonSVP, Chief Learning Technology Officer2009 β 2014Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
- MicrosoftSenior Director, Education Products Group2006 β 2009
- MicrosoftWorldwide Managing Director, Schools2006 β 2009
- Washington Schools Information Processing CooperativeChief Technology Officer2001 β 2006
- Office Of Superintendent of Public InstuctionDirector, Systems and Operations2000 β 2001
- Educational Service District no. 113Senior Engineer1999 β 2000
- Olympia School DistrictManager, Information Systems1998 β 1999
- Corporation Service CompanySenior Product Manager, Internet Development1994 β 1998
Skills & more
Product Management99SaaS54Cloud Computing30Enterprise Software42Strategic Partnerships36Agile Methodologies23Program Management62Software Development12Product Marketing9Enterprise Architecture7Software Project Management8Agile Project Management15
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Vendor ManagementIT StrategyScrumLeadershipMobile DevicesBusiness IntelligenceManagementStrategyBusiness AnalysisCRMSOAE-commerceFrom Mitch's professional profile.
Colleagues at EPIC VENTURES
Andy Theurer
Chief Executive Officer - ARUP Laboratories at EPIC VENTURES
Brad Wiskirchen
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Charles Fisher
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Chris Stone
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Craig Jeppson
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Darren Lee
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
David Liu
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Dean Robison
Investor at EPIC VENTURES
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mitch Benson?
- Investor at EPIC VENTURES
- Where does Mitch Benson work?
- Mitch Benson is Venture Partner at EPIC VENTURES.
- Where did Mitch Benson go to school?
- Mitch Benson studied at University of Washington (BA, Comparative US Studies); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Fellow, Not for Profit Leadership); Capella University (MS, Information Systems).
Same school
Also attended University of Washington277
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzArvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesJoe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Capella University6
Shared employers
Also worked at Branching Minds2
Also worked at University of Utah8
Jameson HartmanVice President at RET VenturesCharlotte MageePrincipal at Enable VenturesTracy GeorgeInvestor at EPIC VENTURESBrian HattonPartner at QVenturesEmma JohnsonBusiness at Campus Founders FundDallin McLeanDirector, Community Outreach at BYU Cougar Capital
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Also worked at Instructure12
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystJosh CoatesInvestor at EPIC VENTURESJohn MayfieldPartner at Album VCEllen LevyFounder & Managing Director of Silicon Valley Connect at SignalFireKristina ShenInvestor at Chemistry
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Also worked at Pearson23
Anna Shults HeldEditorial Director at Scale Venture PartnersKatelyn DonnellyLeads Avalanche, a private investment firm based in AustinCeillie Clark-KeaneHead of Marketing & Communications at Building VenturesJonas JendiInvestor at IndustrifondenMaha AdelExecutive Assistant at RAED VenturesZiggy LiaqatFounder & CEO Lucidity LLC at Juvo Ventures
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