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Corey Ford

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General Partner at Matter Ventures

Oakland, California, United States

Kauffman Fellow · Class 17

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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

  1. Point CFounder | Executive Coach | Strategic Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Columbia University - Graduate School of JournalismDirector, Sulzberger Executive Leadership Programcurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  3. Matter VenturesFounder & General Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow - Class 172012 — 2014Palo Alto, California, United States
  5. California College of the ArtsAdjunct Professor, MBA in Design Strategy2011 — 2013San Francisco, California, United States
  6. Innovation EndeavorsDirector, Runway Program2010 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
  7. Jump AssociatesBusiness Design Strategist2010San Mateo, California, United States
  8. Stanford d.schoolFellow & Lecturer2008 — 2009Stanford, California, United States
  9. MGM StudiosSummer Associate, Corporate Development2007Los Angeles, California, United States
  10. FRONTLINE PBSField Producer, Associate Producer2000 — 2006Boston & Washington, DC
  11. National GeographicAssociate Producer2004Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Skills & more

Building Leaders In InnovationStrategic Storytelling & Pitch DevelopmentExecutive CoachingBuilding a Culture of InnovationStrategy32Strategic Planning4Innovation ManagementLeadership DevelopmentDesign Thinking36Venture DesignFacilitationChange Management
+7 moreProduct StrategyMedia StrategyExecutive EducationEntrepreneurshipStart-upsVenture CapitalPublic Speaking

Languages Spanish

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Investor at Matter Ventures

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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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