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Tom Matlack

Tom Matlack is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author.

Tom Matlack
Born
United States
Alma materWesleyan University
Yale School of Management
OccupationEntrepreneur

Background

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Matlack graduated from Wesleyan University in 1986 with a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Yale School of Management in 1991.[1][2] He served as the chief financial officer of The Providence Journal until 1997 when the paper was absorbed in a $1.5 billion takeover by the A. H. Belo Corporation of Dallas, owner of The Dallas Morning News and a number of television stations.[3] The deal was orchestrated by Matlack.[4]

In 2009, Matlack founded The Good Men Project.[5][6]

Career

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Matlack has led several venture investments in the technology arena, such as Art Technology Group, where he invested at a $7.5 million pre-money valuation and exited most of his investors at a $5 billion valuation.[7] In 2010, Art Technology Group was purchased by Oracle for 1 billion.[8]

From 1999 until 2010, Matlack founded and ran as a managing partner Megunticook Management, a venture capital firm that started more than 30 companies.[9] Megunticook's biggest success was a company called Telephia in which the company was a lead investor.[10] In 2007, Telephia was sold to Neilsen for over $500 million.[11]

Beyond his work with The Good Men Project, Matlack is an active investor. He also founded Game Empire Enterprises.[12][dead link‍]

Media appearances and interviews

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In October 2009, Matlack started the Good Men Book tour at Sing Sing prison. According to Matlack, "My book is about manhood and redemption. I have in my mind the image of Johnny Cash going into Fulsom Prison. Like his music, my book is about manhood, raw and unvarnished. So I need to find guys who understand what that is about. It's also about the possibility of redemption, about making mistakes, and about picking yourself up. I have no idea what I am going to say to these guys but I am going to try."[13]

In December 2009, Matlack appeared on the Tyra Banks Show where he donated, on behalf of the Good Men Foundation, $5,000 to help cover Christmas expenses for a family who had just lost their husband and father.[14]

Matlack has interviewed David Kohan, creator of Will & Grace[15] and artist Shep Fairey.[16]

He has also been interviewed by his own foundation where he discusses his reason for starting the Good Men Foundation.[17]

Publications

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Tom Matlack's work has appeared in Rowing News, Boston Common, Boston Magazine, Boston Globe Magazine and Newspaper, Wesleyan, Yale, Tango, and Pop Matters. He is a regular columnist for The Huffington Post.[18]

In addition to writing for The Huffington Post, Matlack has a regular column titled “Good is Good” as part of ‘’The Good Men Magazine’’,[19] a blog titled “The Good Man” for Men's Health,[20] and regularly publishes pieces on his Scribd page.[21]

Matlack has had op-ed pieces published in the Boston Globe as well as regular feature articles.[22][23] He has also contributed multiple pieces to Boston Magazine.[24]

Once an avid rower at Wesleyan, he has also had pieces featured in Rowing News.[25] His connection to Wesleyan also allowed him to interview Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner for the Wesleyan Magazine.[26]

The Good Men Foundation

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The Good Men Foundation is a nonprofit charitable corporation based in the state of New York. It is dedicated to helping organizations that provide educational, social, financial, and legal support to men and boys at risk.

Tom Matlack and his business counterpart, James Houghton, created The Good Men Foundation to drive discussion about cultural issues pertaining to men.[27]

Matlack left the Good Men Project on April 9, 2013, two days after publishing an article critical of an editorial by Catherine Rampell in the New York Times published on April 2.[28][29][30] During that same week, he also deleted his Twitter account.

In 2019, the foundation released documentary film, "The Good Men Project: Real Stories From the Front Lines of Modern Manhood". The film was directed and produced by Matthew Gannon and features Kent George, John Sheehy, Bruce Ellman, Mark St.Amant, Konstantin Selivan, Amin Ahmad, Charlie LeDuff, Stuart Horwitz, Michael Kamber and Rolf Gates.[31]

References

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  1. ^ Wesleyan.edu
  2. ^ Yaledailynews.com Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Peterson, Iver (March 10, 1997). "Providence Journal Sale Raises Doubts on Autonomy and Hackles in Family". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Allison, Wick (December 3, 2010). "Inside Story of Belo's Purchase of Providence Journal". dmagazine.
  5. ^ Houghton, James; Larry Bean; Tom Matlack (eds.). "The Good Men Project Presskit" (PDF). The Good Men Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  6. ^ Golocalprov.com
  7. ^ "Executive Profile: Thomas N. Matlack". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  8. ^ Hoffmann, Katie (November 2, 2010). "Oracle to Buy Art Technology Group for $1 Billion". Bloomberg Business Week. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010.
  9. ^ "Megunticook Team". Megunticook Management. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  10. ^ Zilinski, Todd (October 2001). "Telephia Utilizes Databeacon for Extranet Delivery of Product to Customers". Information Management.
  11. ^ Story, Louise (June 28, 2007). "Nielsen Adds to Cellphone Tracking". New York Times.
  12. ^ "Board of Director Bios". Game Empire Enterprises. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  13. ^ "A Visit to Sing Sing". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  14. ^ "Tom Matlack on Tyra". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  15. ^ "Dave Kohan Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  16. ^ "Shep Fairey's Thoughts on Manhood". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  17. ^ "Interview with Tom Matlack". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  18. ^ "Tom Matlack". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  19. ^ "Good is Good". The Good Men Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  20. ^ "The Good Man". Men's Health. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  21. ^ "Tom Matlack". Scribd. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  22. ^ Matlack, Tom (May 27, 2010). "Masking Our Powers". The Boston Globe.
  23. ^ Matlack, Tom (April 12, 2009). "Is Boston Ready for a Revolution?". The Boston Globe.
  24. ^ "Tom Matlack". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  25. ^ Matlack, Tom (April 12, 2009). "Contender" (PDF). Rowing News.
  26. ^ Matlack, Tom. "Seven Deadly Sins". Wesleyan Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  27. ^ Weigel, Jen (December 2, 2010). "How to be a good man". Chicago Tribune.
  28. ^ Goodmenproject.com
  29. ^ Goodmenproject.com
  30. ^ Rampell, Catherine (2 April 2013). "Lean In, Dad (Published 2013)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11.
  31. ^ "The Good Men Project Film Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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