Matt is a philanthropist, software investor, and technology entrepreneur. He spends most of his time on the “Safe AI Future“ initiative to help society have a safe AI transition. He is the chairman of Cayzu, a helpdesk software company. He is also the founder of the non-profit Human Improvement Project which has educated over 10 million people on the science of well-being and has funded ground-breaking university studies on well-being.
He was the chairman of WorkOtter, a project management software company, from 2017 until it was sold to a private equity firm in 2023. From 2013 to 2015, he was the executive chairman of TapInfluence, a venture-backed Social Media company. Prior to TapInfluence, he was the Founder and CEO of Confio Software. Confio was the fastest-growing company in the database tools market. It was acquired in 2013 by Solarwinds (NYSE: SWI) for $103M.
He also founded a technology-focused financial firm whose partners included a former U.S. Senate Majority Leader and a former U.S. House Majority Leader. Previously, Mr. Larson helped found an oil and gas technology company. In the span of a year, the company grew from four employees to over two hundred employees while raising over $110 million in venture capital. In 2012, Mr. Larson was named an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. Mr. Larson holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado where he graduated 1st in his class. He is a member of the Mensa Society.
Rustin is co-founder and former CEO of TapInfluence ($22.7M in funding), a marketing automation platform. Banks received a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering graduating Magna Cum Laude. He left his position in the aerospace satellite industry to start TapInfluence in 2009. Banks has been a keynote speaker at international conferences including Adtech and Content Marketing World. He is a contributing author to Wired, Tech Cocktail, Entrepreneur and has been named by Forbes as one of the top Ten Leaders Changing Content Marketing. You can find Rustin writing about technology and leadership at rustinbanks.com.
Safe AI Future is a place where progress and precaution go hand in hand to create a world that is not only smarter but safer for everyone.
