Mike Matthys is a 30+ year veteran of Silicon Valley tech companies and venture capital who has lived and worked overseas in Tokyo, London, Sydney and Amsterdam.
Mike has spoken at many industry events and written numerous articles focused on online content moderation and censorship. He has seen censorship pressures on people in other countries - particularly in Asia.Mike grew up in Iowa and has a Masters degree from Stanford.
Mike co-founded the First and Fourteenth Institute as a non-partisan solutions-oriented entity with the goal of championing both neutrality and safety in online content moderation. Free speech and open debate, without worry of censorship or cancellation, is essential for our country to build a path toward fairness and progress for all groups in our society.
Co-founder of 1st & 14th Institute
