Matt Waddell

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About Matt Waddell

20-year builder of products, teams, and stories with industry-level impact, including HTML5, serverless computing,#MobileFirst, and the mainstreaming of AI photography. Highly adaptable across markets and disciplines—always with a focus on ecosystem and inclusion. Award-winning STEM educator at the college level; now earning K-12 credential to bring that same energy into California high schools. Considered the "perfect blend of product visionary, organizational leader and collaborator, and operational executor."(@anilfromoz) Recognized as "an inspiring leader for his team, and easily one of the best storytellers at Google."(@shimritby) Held up as someone who "defaults to positive, leans into hard conversations, and makes the company a more desirable place to work for great technologists."(@matthewmccull)[SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS] • Established and grew Google's mobile efforts from $0 to $XB ARR • Founded and delivered Google I/O, the company's premiere conference • Sourced and invested in 70+ internal startups, with numerous exits • Worked with Steve Jobs on WWDC; barred a year later b/c of Android -) • Instigated Google+ across the company; failed spectacularly • Brought HTML5 to market in partnership with Apple and Mozilla • Responsible for the now-ubiquitous My Location blue dot in Google's apps • Accelerated Chrome growth, with ↑ competition and regulatory complexity • 90%+ Googlegeist scores (i.e, employee feedback) across all dimensions • Received impact award from Google's Chief Diversity Officer