Matt focuses on a broad range of software-driven companies. He currently serves on the boards of Animoto, Apptio, Extrahop, Isilon Systems (ISLN), Mixpo, Optify, PayScale, PetraVM, Skytap and Smartsheet. He was on the boards of Farecast (acquired by Microsoft), World Wide Packets (acquired by Ciena), iConclude (acquired by Opsware), Performant (acquired by Mercury Interactive) and was actively involved with TeamOn Systems (acquired by Research in Motion). Before joining Madrona in 2000, Matt was Vice President of Business Process for the Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC), a Fortune 250 company. He also was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, concentrating on strategy and marketing in technology and service industries, and worked in investment banking at CSFB. Matt is a board member of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) and Villa Academy and is on Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna’s Technology Advisory Board. He also teaches a class on venture finance in the University of Washington Technology MBA Program. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Matt McIlwain
Managing Director, Madrona Venture Group