Will Kohler

Will Kohler
Personal information
Full name	William A. Kohler
Date of birth	March 13, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1995	FC DELCO
1993–1996	Harvard Crimson
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Boston Bulldogs
International career
1991	United States U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Will Kohler is a retired American soccer midfielder who was a member of the United States U-17 men's national soccer team at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He won the 1991 USYSA U-16 championship with F.C. Delco.

Nowadays, Will works in Venture capital and is a partner with Lightspeed Ventures Partners.^[1]

Soccer

Kohler graduated from Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, where he was a three time All State soccer player. He was a 1991 and 1992 High School All-American.^[2]^[3] He is a member of the Lower Merion Soccer Hall of Fame.^[4] During high school, he also played for F.C. Delco from 1990 to 1995. In 1995, Delco went to the 1991 U-16 USYSA National Youth Championship game where Kohler scored in Delco's 2–0 victory over Countryside F.C.^[5]^[6] Kohler attended Harvard University, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996.^[7] He graduated in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in economics. In February 1997, the MetroStars selected Kohler in the second round (fifteenth overall) of the 1997 MLS College Draft. They released him during the pre-season.

Venture capital

Kohler helped found Pointe Communications. He then began a career in venture capital beginning with Prospect Street Ventures. He was a principal at Prism VentureWorks. In February 2010, Kohler became a general partner with Summerhill Venture Partners. Since 2014, Kohler has been a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.^[1]