Matthew Clifford

Matthew Clifford
Born

November 1985 (age 31)


Bradford, England

Nationality British
Occupation Investor
Years active 2011 to present
Known for Co-founder and CEO, Entrepreneur First
co-founder, Code First: Girls

Matthew Philip Clifford MBE (born 10 November 1985) is the co-founder and CEO of Entrepreneur First, a company builder with programmes in London and Singapore that supports engineers and computer scientists to build tech companies from scratch. He is also the co-founder of Code First: Girls.

Early life and education

After finishing school, he then attended Clare College, Cambridge, graduating with a bachelor's degree in History and Management, with first class honours. He graduated 1st in his Tripos for both Part I: History and Part II: Management.[1] Upon graduating from Cambridge Clifford was awarded a Kennedy Scholarship.[2] He spent a year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he met his wife who was also a Kennedy Scholar.[2] There he studied quantitative methods, statistics and mathematics, and gained a Master of Science.

Career

In 2007 Clifford interned in the office of US Senator Sherrod Brown. From 2009 to 2011 he was a management consultant in the London office of McKinsey & Company. In 2011 Clifford and Alice Bentinck, a McKinsey colleague, founded Entrepreneur First, a company builder that supports engineers and computer scientists to build world-class technology companies from scratch. EF is a two year programme, that begins with a six month intensive programme in offices in London or Singapore, followed by support for a further 18 months. In its five years, Entrepreneur First helped establish over 100 startups valued at $500 million.[3]

Clifford sits on the boards of Tech For Trade [4] and Silicon Valley Comes to the UK,[5] and is Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum.[6]

Philanthropy

In 2015 Clifford signed the Founders Pledge.[4] Founders Pledge is a global community of entrepreneurs who’ve all pledged to support a charity they’re passionate about.[7]

Honours and awards

Clifford was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to business.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Matt Clifford Linkedin". 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Full list of Kennedy Scholars". 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Entrepreneur First Website". 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Meet the Founders who have pledged". 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Silicon Valley Comes to the UK". 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Global Shapers Community". 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Meet the Founders who have pledged". 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61608. p. B16. 11 June 2016.

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