Matt Carr

Location: Seattle, WA, USA

Current/Most Recent Company/Position: Vice President, Amazon

Background/Interest Areas/Expertise:

Matt has spent 25 years in technology leadership roles at Microsoft, Amazon, and multiple startups. He is currently teaching courses in business strategy, product management, software management, and team effectiveness at the University of Washington. Matt is an Executive in Residence at UW Foster’s Product Management Leadership Accelerator program, a judge/coach in the annual Dempsey Business Plan Competition, and is doing guest lectures across a variety of higher-ed institutions. He is also advising a number of early-stage companies.

Matt spent ten years at Amazon where he was part of the leadership team that built Amazon’s Advertising business. He was Vice President leading organizations in Product Management, Engineering, Account Management, Analytics & Insights, Operations, and Marketing. Prior to that, he led Product Management, Business Development, and Operations at AdReady, an advertising tech provider for mid-market customers. Matt also spent ten years at Microsoft where he led teams building its advertising technology and products. Matt began his career in product management at an Internet start-up. Before that, he was a musician playing in a number of Seattle bands in the 1990’s. Matt has an MBA from the University of Washington Foster School of Business and a BA from Georgetown University. Matt is passionate about teaching, advising, coaching, and mentoring the next generation of diverse leaders to be more impactful.