Matthew Ward

Matthew serves as Director of the Fuel Accelerator and consultant for Startup Junkie Foundation. Fuel is a 12-week enterprise-ready accelerator that matches seed or growth-stage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) startups with key enterprise partners in order to accelerate the adoption of tangible technology solutions. As a consultant at Startup Junkie Foundation, Matthew helps entrepreneurs quantify their ideas and develop a roadmap for achieving success.

Prior to joining Startup Junkie, Matthew worked as an Equity Research Associate at Stephens Inc. where he was responsible for writing company and industry specific research reports, updating and maintaining financial models, communicating with management teams, and conducting channel checks.

Matthew currently serves on the board for Junior Achievement in Northwest Arkansas and is part of the Big Brother Big Sisters program.