MATTHEW MICHALEWICZ — FULL BIOGRAPHY

Matthew Michalewicz is an entrepreneur, technology executive, author, investor and international keynote speaker with more than 25 years of experience starting and running high-growth technology companies, particularly in artificial intelligence and decision optimisation. He is currently CEO of Complexica, a provider of artificial intelligence software for optimising sales, marketing and supply-chain decisions.

From 2005 to 2012, Matthew was co-founder and CEO of SolveIT Software, a supply-chain optimisation business he grew from zero to almost 180 employees and $20 million in revenue before its sale to Schneider Electric. Under his leadership, SolveIT Software was ranked by Deloitte as the third-fastest-growing company in Australia in 2012. Its customers included Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Xstrata.

From 1999 to 2003, Matthew was co-founder and CEO of NuTech Solutions in the United States. He raised more than US$15 million in venture capital and grew the company to almost 200 employees across six international offices. NuTech Solutions was acquired by Netezza Corporation, which was subsequently acquired by IBM Global Services. Earlier, Matthew founded Fitness Forever and co-founded CFG Investments, a money-management and financial-planning company with more than $150 million under management.

Matthew is the author of six books: Jobs Are for Suckers?, Life in Half a Second, Winning Credibility, Puzzle-Based Learning, The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Business Intelligence. He is also a Limited Partner in Blackbird Ventures and was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Adelaide from 2005 to 2016, lecturing graduate students on technology commercialisation.

Matthew’s business achievements have been featured in Time, Newsweek and Forbes. He was named Pearcey Foundation Entrepreneur of the Year, appeared in the Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list and was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Corporate Finance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he was later named Alumnus of the Year.

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