Matt Glickman

Lecturer in Management
William F. Meehan III Lecturer for 2026–2027
Matt Glickman

Bio

Matt Glickman (MBA, MA, Education 1993) has spent the bulk of his career as a technology entrepreneur and executive, starting and growing companies and non-profit organizations. He currently teaches several classes at the GSB and is a board member, adviser and/or investor in technology companies and non-profit educational organizations.

Previously, he was co-founder and CEO of BabyCenter, Merced Systems and Promise Venture Studio. BabyCenter was a pioneer in the consumer Internet, growing to become the leader in the online parenting market and was sold to Johnson & Johnson. Merced Systems became the dominant provider of performance management software for large customer service functions and was sold to NICE Systems. Promise Venture Studio is a non-profit organization that supports social entrepreneurs in early childhood development.

In earlier years, Matt has held leadership roles at Intuit and Teach for America, and he started his career as a consultant at Bain & Company.

He graduated an Arjay Miller Scholar from Stanford Graduate School of Business where he earned his MBA. He holds an MA from Stanford School of Education and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Amherst College. He is married with three grown children.

Stanford GSB Affiliations

Academic Degrees

  • MBA, Stanford GSB, 1993
  • MA, Stanford School of Education, 1993
  • BA, Amherst College, 1987

Awards and Honors

  • William F. Meehan III Lecturer, 2023–24

Professional Experience

  • Chairman, NovoEd
  • Board Member, TNTP
  • General Manager, NICE Systems
  • Co-Founder & CEO, Merced Systems
  • Co-Founder & CEO, BabyCenter

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