With a career spanning 25 years, Matthew has co-founded six start-ups after holding leadership and executive roles at Apple, WebMD, Shutterfly, and SAP where he shifted their strategic direction with his team’s innovations, delivering increased customer value and market share.

Collaborating across organization Matthew helps executive teams fully engage design as a key differentiator for their businesses, while helping design leaders make the shift from creative thinkers to business executives. Many of designers he has managed and mentored have moved on to executive roles at companies such as SAP, GE, Oracle, Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, Nike, etc.

Matthew also advises early stage start-ups on how to effectively balance their investments in technology, design, and marketing to maximize their roadmap’s impact.

In addition to his professional work, Matthew has also taught design at Stanford, The Royal College of Art, The Ohio State University, and Mills College, and he is a frequent keynote speaker on design leadership and prototyping business strategy.

Matthew is also has successfully exhibited artwork work in San Francisco and Seattle for the past 20 years, selling work both nationally and internationally.