Yochai Benkler

Yochai Benkler is an Israeli-American scholar and professor at Harvard Law School.

Born in 1964, he spent time in a kibbutz before pursuing legal studies at Tel-Aviv University and Harvard.

Benkler clerked for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and worked briefly in private practice before entering academia.

He taught at NYU and Yale before joining Harvard in 2007, where he also co-directs the Berkman Center for Internet & Society.

Benkler's research focuses on the impact of technology on society, law, and economics.

His work has earned him recognition, including a Ford Foundation award for social change visionaries.