Matt McIlwain
Matt McIlwain is an American businessman, managing partner and director of the venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group.
Early life[edit]
McIlwain was educated at Dartmouth where he received a B.A. in Government and Economics in 1987[1]. He later went on to receive a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School in 1992.
Career[edit]
Before joining Madrona in 2000, Matt was Vice President of Business Process for the Genuine Parts Company. He also was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, concentrating on strategy and marketing in technology-driven sectors and prior to that worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse[2].
In addition to his work at Madrona, McIlwain is chair of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center board of trustees[3]. He is also on the board for the Washington Policy Center[4], the Be Greater Foundation[5], and founded the non-profit Opportunity for All Coalition in 2017 to challenge a proposed Seattle income tax in court[6]. He serves as a director on several boards, including Mixpo, Animoto, and Smartsheet[1].
Awards[edit]
McIlwain was listed on the Forbes’ Midas List as one of the tech’s top investors[7][8] and named to the list of top 100 Venture Capitalists by CB Insights[9] and The New York Times. In 2011 he received the Washington Policy Center’s Champion of Freedom Award[10] and in 2017 he received the Puget Sound’s Business Journal’s Emerging Company Director of the year award.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Executive Profile Matthew McIlwain". Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ "Matt McIlwain". Techstars. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ McGrane, Clare (8 June 2018). "'Intersections of innovation:' Madrona director Matt McIlwain named Fred Hutch chair as more tech execs join board". Geekwire. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ "Board Of Directors". Washington Policy Center. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ "The Team". The Be Greater Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ Nicklesburg, Monica (9 August 2017). "Seattle venture capitalist Matt McIlwain's non-profit sues city over income tax on high earners". Geekwire. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ Perlroth, Nicole (6 April 2011). "The Midas List: 2011's Top Tech Investors". Forbes. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ Sathian, Sanjena (8 June 2015). "The Investor Helping Seattle Take On Silicon Valley". OZY. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ Venture Capital (5 April 2018). "The Top 100 Venture Capitalists". CB Insights. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ "Matt McIlwain, Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group, "State of the Market: Venture Capital & the Pacific Northwest Innovation Ecosystem"". Bellevue Rotary. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ Hammerand, Jim (11 September 2017). "PSBJ names 2017 Director of the Year honorees". Biz Journals. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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