Matt McIlwain
Matt McIlwain is an American businessman, managing partner and director of the venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group.
Early life
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
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
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
- ↑ 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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