Matt Cohler is a General Partner at [Benchmark](http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/benchmark-capital). He's responsible for identifying investment opportunities in Internet-related companies, in addition to working closely with companies across the firm’s portfolio. At Benchmark, Matt has partnered with entrepreneurs from across the social, mobile, and cloud industries from around the globe such as Instagram, Dropbox, Quora, Asana, Domo, Edmodo, Baixing, CouchSurfing, Peixe Urbano, ResearchGate, 1stdibs, and Zendesk. Prior to joining Benchmark he served as the VP of Product Management at [Facebook](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/facebook), where he led the development of new strategic initiatives for the company. As the seventh employee at Facebook, Matt played a crucial role within the team during many critical growth phases. Previously Matt was Vice President and General Manager at [LinkedIn](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/linkedin), where he was a member of the founding team. Matt also has been a consultant in [McKinsey & Company’s](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mckinsey-company) Silicon Valley office and worked in Beijing for AsiaInfo, the Chinese startup that built the infrastructure for the Internet in mainland China. Matt’s writings on the startup economy have been published in Harvard Business Review. He holds a bachelor’s degree with honors and distinction from Yale University.