Matt Cordio

In Fall of 2011, Matt Cordio founded Startup Milwaukee with a small group of entrepreneurs from around Southeast Wisconsin and has overseen our growth. Cordio is a leading voice in Wisconsin’s technology and startup communities. Cordio also is Co-founder & President of Skills Pipeline, a technology talent solutions company that is the parent company of Startup Milwaukee.

Cordio also founded Startup Milwaukee Week, Startup Wisconsin Week, The Commons entrepreneurial skills accelerator program and Milwaukee's 96square coworking space. Cordio has also served as a consultant to Marquette University’s entrepreneurship program and The Branch entrepreneurial skills accelerator in Wausau.

Cordio is a native of Cedarburg, Wisconsin and a 2011 graduate of Marquette University's College of Business Administration. Cordio resides in Milwaukee's historic Walker's Point neighborhood.