Executive Management

Prior to founding Porch in 2011, Matt was Chief Strategy Officer at Active Network, responsible for 85% of the company's P&L. Matt joined Active Network in 2007 and helped grow its revenues from $65 million in 2006 to $420 million and an initial public offering in 2011. Before joining Active Network, Matt was co-founder and CEO at Thriva, which was acquired by Active Network in March 2007 for $60 million. Matt built Thriva out of his dorm room at Stanford University, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurial Engineering and Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering. In 2014, Matt was named USA TODAY's Inaugural Entrepreneur of the Year.

As COO, Matthew leads efforts to drive organic growth of Porch's software and services platform and manages the day-to-day rhythms of the business. Previously, he also served as Porch's Chief Revenue Officer from 2017 to 2020, Porch's Chief Customer Officer from 2016 to 2017 and Porch's Vice President, Operations from 2014 to 2016. Prior to joining Porch, Matthew worked at Amazon, leading the expansion of Kindle into stores in China, India, and Japan and at Google, leading the teams to help small businesses to acquire and retain customers online through AdWords. Matthew is a long-time leader, alumnus and supporter of AIESEC, the world's largest student organization. He holds a B.A., B.S.E. and M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Shawn joined Porch in November 2022, and oversees Investor Relations, FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury. Shawn was previously CFO at Naked Wines, Plc, a global leader in the direct-to-consumer wine market. Before Naked Wines, Shawn was Vice President of FP&A at Upwork, Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasury at Shutterfly and CFO at Clean Power Finance. Shawn started his career at KPMG, where he earned his CPA and advised clients in the technology and internet sectors.