Matt Dunbar is Managing Director of the Upstate Carolina Angel Network, a group of accredited investors who support high-growth startup ventures in South Carolina and the Southeast. In his role as Managing Director, Matt is responsible for the day to day operations of the investor network, including the group’s efforts to screen, select, evaluate and structure early stage equity investments.
Matt graduated from Clemson University in 1999 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. While at Clemson, he had the opportunity to serve as Student Body President and to participate in the cooperative education program with Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, TN. Following graduation, Matt joined the company full-time as a manufacturing development engineer in the specialty polymers division. He later served as an applications development specialist, a role in which he worked with Eastman’s customers and scientists to develop new product enhancements and business line extensions.
In 2003, Matt left Eastman to enroll in the MBA program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was introduced to the Silicon Valley ethos of new venture formation and finance. While at Stanford, Matt also earned a Master of Arts in Education along with his MBA.
Upon graduation from the GSB, Matt joined the Boston Consulting Group in their Atlanta office. BCG is a global management consultancy, helping Fortune 500 companies develop and execute effective strategies to create and sustain competitive advantage. During his time with BCG, Matt helped world-class consumer goods, transportation, and energy organizations develop top-line growth strategies and bottom-line asset optimization programs.
After several years away, Matt is thrilled to be back in his home state, working alongside many others to help foster the growth of entrepreneurial activity and the knowledge economy in South Carolina.
Matt Dunbar speaks to the GSA Technology Council Learning Lunch
Kevin Kelly is in Business Development for Amazon Web Services helping accounts on the East Coast with a focus on New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Lonnie has 27 years of experience in the I/T industry, and has managed a variety of disciplines. In his 18 years with Amoco, he managed large d/b systems, high volume business application systems, directed the national retail support help desk, and initiated the Shared Services Business Intelligence function. Between 1989 and 2001, he worked on several major organization re-design efforts and began integrating Organization Development Theory into IT. Two of the projects, one with Hallmark and the other with British Petroleum received national acclaim. His efforts during this time also included roles as Executive lead recruiter where he began developing innovative techniques for academic and industry collaboration.
Terry Weaver is the former President and COO of Kemet, the founder of Metaprise computing, the founder of Delta Resource Group, and presently owns and operates a national CEO membership organization. His experience as a Fortune 100 Vice President, mid-cap NASDAQ company President/COO and round-trip (startup, growth, sale) entrepreneur provides unique perspective.
Interactive. That’s the hallmark of Amy Wood’s anchoring on News Channel 7 and The CW News at Ten.
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder, 10 Best
Robert Durden “Bob” Inglis, Sr. (born October 11, 1959) is a United States congressman from the Republican Party. He was born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in Bluffton, South Carolina. He has twice been chosen to represent the South Carolina’s 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
