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Vinnie LauriaunlockedCorey: together at Kauffman Fellows (2012–2014)
Corey: together at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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About
Corey Ford is founder of Point C and director of the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia Journalism School. He works as an executive coach and strategic advisor to founders, CEOs, and executives in media, tech, and entrepreneurship, offering 1:1 coaching, leadership team facilitation, strategic retreats, workshops, and custom accelerator programs. His background includes building and scaling Matter Ventures, producing documentaries for PBS FRONTLINE, teaching innovation at Stanford d.school, and leading executive programs at Columbia Journalism School.
Experience
- Point CFounder | Executive Coach | Strategic Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Columbia University - Graduate School of JournalismDirector, Sulzberger Executive Leadership Programcurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Matter VenturesFounder & General Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow - Class 172012 — 2014Palo Alto, California, United States
- California College of the ArtsAdjunct Professor, MBA in Design Strategy2011 — 2013San Francisco, California, United States
- Innovation EndeavorsDirector, Runway Program2010 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
- Jump AssociatesBusiness Design Strategist2010San Mateo, California, United States
- Stanford d.schoolFellow & Lecturer2008 — 2009Stanford, California, United States
- MGM StudiosSummer Associate, Corporate Development2007Los Angeles, California, United States
- FRONTLINE PBSField Producer, Associate Producer2000 — 2006Boston & Washington, DC
- National GeographicAssociate Producer2004Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Skills & more
Executive CoachingInnovation ManagementLeadership DevelopmentChange ManagementProduct StrategyMedia StrategyExecutive EducationEntrepreneurship79Start-ups58Venture Capital47Strategy32Strategic Planning4
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Design ThinkingFacilitationPublic SpeakingBuilding Leaders In InnovationStrategic Storytelling & Pitch DevelopmentBuilding a Culture of InnovationVenture DesignLanguages Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Corey Ford?
- Corey Ford is founder of Point C and director of the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia Journalism School. He works as an executive coach and strategic advisor to founders, CEOs, and executives in media, tech, and entrepreneurship, offering 1:1 coaching, leadership team facilitation, strategic retreats, workshops, and custom accelerator programs. His background includes building and scaling Matter Ventures, producing documentaries for PBS FRONTLINE, teaching innovation at Stanford d.school, and leading executive programs at Columbia Journalism School.
- Where does Corey Ford work?
- Corey Ford is General Partner at Matter Ventures.
- Where did Corey Ford go to school?
- Corey Ford studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, Double Major: Journalism (Broadcast) & International Studies (Political Science & Spanish)).
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Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill365
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows406
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Also worked at California College of the Arts10
Andra KeayInvestor at The Robotics HubAyham BoucherSenior AI Advisor at Armory Square VenturesRosanna YauAdvisor at Don BugitoWilliam SchneidermanInvestor at Latimer VenturesShalini SardanaAngel at Pipeline AngelsLiam CaseyAngel
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Also worked at Innovation Endeavors39
Avi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAndy TriedmanPartner at Theory VenturesDafna Winocur BiranPartner at Joule VenturesAaron DubinPartner at Team8Daniel GoldsteinPartner at Team8Todd ForrestCFO at Scribble Ventures
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Also worked at Stanford d.school14
Oguzhan AygorenExperts | Venture Partner at 212James MonseesAdvisor at Siddhi CapitalEnrique AllenManaging Partner at Designer FundChuen Hong LewPartner, Special Projects & Partnerships at Granite AsiaDan BomzeAdvisor at Designer FundDeVaris BrownTechnical Advisor at Courtside Ventures
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