Matt Wilsey

Matt Wilsey is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, angel investor, and start-up advisor. In addition to consumer products and services, Matt invests in and advocates for biomedical research, drug development, and genetic sequencing technologies. Currently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Grace Science, LLC, and President of Grace Science Foundation. He became a “rare disease hunter” and advocate after his daughter Grace was born with NGLY1 Deficiency. He has since funded more than 200 scientists at 20 medical institutions in six countries with the sole purpose of treating the disease.

Matt spent many years as a front-line operator at CardSpring and Howcast and a private equity professional at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) on the Capital Markets team. Prior to that, Matt spent five years as Co-founder and Vice President of Business Development at Zazzle. He started his career serving in various roles at the White House and the Department of Defense.