Dr Matthew Spence
Managing Director and Global Head of Venture Capital Banking, Barclays
Managing Director and Global Head of Venture Capital Banking, Barclays; Professor of Practice, Thunderbird School of Management and Law School, Arizona State University. He focuses on emerging technology companies, including food technology and alternative proteins. Co-founder and serves on the board of the Truman National Security Project.
Formerly: Partner, Andreessen Horowtiz; prior to entering the private sector, he spent seven years in senior national security positions in the U.S. government: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy; National Security Council as White House Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economic Affairs; Senior Advisor to two National Security Advisors. Doctorate in International Relations (Oxford University); J.D. (Yale Law School); B.A. and M.A. in International Policy Studies (Stanford University).
A Member of the Board of Directors, The American Ditchley Foundation.
Directors of The American Ditchley Foundation
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