Matt Barrie (businessman)

Robert Matthew "Matt" Barrie (born 16 August 1973) is an Australian technology entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer of Freelancer.com, an online freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace. Barrie is also an adjunct associate professor[1] at the University of Sydney, where he has taught classes in computer and network security since 2001 and technology venture creation since 2010.[2]

For the sportscaster, see Matt Barrie (sportscaster).

Matt Barrie
Born (1973-08-16) 16 August 1973
Adelaide, Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of Sydney
Stanford University
Occupation(s)founder and chief executive
EmployerFreelancer.com
Known forentrepreneur, outsourcing
WebsiteOfficial Blog

Early life

In 1998, Barrie earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. After graduating, he was employed as a security consultant at the information security company Securify.

Subsequently, Matt ran a home based online craft supply dropshipping operation.[3]

Career

In 2009, Barrie founded Freelancer.com, an online outsourcing marketplace. Award winning entrepreneur and technologist. Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of Sydney. He is the co-author of over 20 US patent applications.[4]

Awards and recognition

In 2010, Robert Matthew Barrie was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Dynamic Business magazine.[5] In 2011, he was named the inaugural BRW Entrepreneur of the Year.[6] In that year he also won the Technology Division for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.[7]

In 2011, Barrie was also named in the ten most influential people in Australian IT by the International Business Times.[8] In 2012, he was named in the top 100 most influential people in Sydney by Sydney magazine, the top 100 influential engineers by Engineers Australia,[9] and a 2012 Man of Influence by Men's Style magazine.[10]

In 2013, he was named in the top 10 Australian entrepreneurs to watch in 2013 by Smart Company,[11] Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year by News Limited,[12] and in the top 100 most influential engineers by Engineers Australia.[13] He was also named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Engineers Australia Excellence Awards Sydney in 2013.

In 2014, Smart Company magazine named him the most influential person in technology in Australia.[14][15] He was also named in the top 100 most influential engineers by Engineers Australia.[16]

References
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  5. "Matt Barrie takes out top entrepreneur accolade". Dynamic Business. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  6. Inaugural BRW Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Archived 3 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Winners". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  8. The 10 Most Influential Australians in IT: International Business Times
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  10. 2012 Men of Influence, Men's Style Archived 2 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Leaders in Business - SmartCompany". 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  12. "'Doing it for the money? Get out now,' says Atlassian CEO, Mike Cannon-Brookes". NewsComAu. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  13. "News | Engineers Australia". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  14. "SmartCompany on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  15. Brad Howarth (6 October 2014). "Australia's 12 most influential people in tech". SmartCompany.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  16. "Top 100 : 2015, Page 1". Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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