Matt Kirtley

Matt Kirtley has extensive work experience in the biomedical industry, starting in 2000 at Celera as a Research Associate. Matt then worked at Schering Plough Biopharma as a Scientist from 2003 to 2006. Matt joined ForteBio in 2006, initially as a Field Application Scientist and later as a Product Manager until 2008. Matt then moved to Agilent Technologies, where they held positions as Product Manager from 2008 to 2011 and Senior Product Manager from 2011 to 2014. From 2014 to 2021, they worked at Fluidigm Corporation, where they held various roles including Associate Director, Analytical Systems and Software; Associate Director of NA Field Marketing; Director of Inside Sales; and Director of WW Sales Operations. Currently, Matt works at Akoya Biosciences, Inc. as the Associate Director of Inside Sales, and as of January 2024, they will transition into the role of Head of Commercial Engagement.

Matt Kirtley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from UC Santa Barbara from 1996 to 2000. Matt later pursued an MBA in Managing Innovation and Technology at Santa Clara University from 2004 to 2007.