Yochai Benkler (/ˈjoʊxaɪ/ YO-khai; born 1964) is an Israeli-American author and the Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School.

He coined the term commons-based peer production to describe collaborative efforts based on sharing information, such as free and open source software and Wikipedia.

"[6] Benkler's 2006 book The Wealth of Networks[7] examines the ways in which information technology permits extensive forms of collaboration that have potentially transformative consequences for economy and society.

For example, Benkler argues that blogs and other modes of participatory communication can lead to "a more critical and self-reflective culture", where citizens are empowered by the ability to publicize their own opinions on a range of issues, which enables them to move from passive recipients of "received wisdom" to active participants.

Along with Robert Faris, Research Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and Hal Roberts, a Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Benkler co-authored the October 2018 Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation and Radicalization in American Politics.