Matt Larson

Matt Larson was the founder and CEO of Confio Software.[1] Larson is well known as a co-founder of the non-profit Guardian of Angels Foundation based in Denver, Colorado.[1][2] He is an international speaker and the co-author of several books on technology.[1] In 2013, Ernst and Young named Larson a finalist for “Entrepreneur of the Year.”[3]

Matt Larson
Alma materUniversity of Colorado
OccupationFounder & CEO of Confio Software

Education

Matt Larson earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Colorado in Business Administration.[1] He graduated first in his class and is a member of the Mensa Society.[1]

Professional career

Larson began his career as an intern at Oracle, the computer technology company, after his graduation from the University of Colorado.[4] In 2002, after a brief time working in the oil and gas industry, Larson founded Confio Software.[4] Confio was a Boulder, Colorado-based software company that “develops database performance solution for DBAs, IT managers, and database developers, for both physical and virtual server environments.”.[2][4][5] In 2013 Confio Software was acquired by SolarWinds Inc..

In 2008, Larson also launched, and briefly ran, a small private equity company.[1][4]

Philanthropy

Larson is the co-founder of Guardian of Angels with his wife, Melanie Larson.[1] The private, non-profit foundation is based in Denver, Colorado and focuses on reducing the “incidence of child sexual abuse.”[2] Larson and his wife are also partners in Social Venture Partners, a community of investors who donate funds to non-profit organizations.[1][2]

Awards and recognition

In 2013, Ernst & Young named Matt Larson a finalist for its “Entrepreneur of the Year” award.[1][3][5][6][7]

References
  1. "Management Team". Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. "About Guardian of Angels foundation". Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. "Ernst & Young announces Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 finalists in the Mountain Desert region". Ernst & Young. May 15, 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  4. "Confio's Matt Larson set out to relieve customers' pain". Business Journal. June 29, 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  5. Claire Mylott (February 7, 2012). "Confio Software Finishes 2011 with Soaring Growth". Business Wire. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  6. "Confio Software Once Again Achieves Impressive Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth". Daily Finance. February 20, 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  7. "Confio Founder and CEO Matt Larson Selected as Finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year". All Voices. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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