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
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Business2006 — 2008
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBA, Double Major: Journalism (Broadcast) & International Studies (Political Science & Spanish)1996 — 2000
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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- Where does Corey Ford work?
- Corey Ford is at Matter Ventures.
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291
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Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill197
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows366
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at California College of the Arts7
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