A case study: Cultivating collaboration across large product organisations

Matt Walton

Matt is an experienced product leader and advisor who loves to inspire and empower teams to build digital products with purpose. He was Chief Product Officer and a member of the founding team at one of Europe’s leading EdTech companies, FutureLearn. Matt was the architect of its product vision, grew the product, technology and design team from nothing to 75 people and helped establish it as a household name with over 14m registered learners. He’s now advising a range of edTech companies on defining new products and building inclusive product cultures. Before FutureLearn, he spent many years creating and delivering innovative music, culture and education websites and apps for the likes of BBC, Harper Collins and BSkyB. He’s passionate about online education, lifelong learning and products that put people and the planet first.