Matt Barrie (businessman)

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Matt Barrie
Born	(1973-08-16) 16 August 1973 (age 51) Adelaide, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	Stanford University
Occupation	Businessman
Employer	Freelancer.com
Website	mattbarrie.com

Robert Matthew "Matt" Barrie (born 16 August 1973^{[ citation needed ]}) is an Australian technology entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer of Freelancer.com, an online freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace. ^[1] Barrie is also an adjunct associate professor at the University of Sydney, where he has taught classes in computer and network security since 2001 and technology venture creation since 2010. ^[2]

Early life

In 1998, Barrie earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. After graduating, he was employed as a security consultant at the information security company Securify.^{[ citation needed ]}

Subsequently, Barrie ran a home based online craft supply dropshipping operation. ^[3]

Career

In 2009, Barrie founded Freelancer.com, an online outsourcing marketplace. He was the Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of Sydney. ^[4]

References

1. "Is Freelancer's Matt Barrie the messiah or just a very naughty boy?". Australian Financial Review. 16 February 2015.
2. Barrie, Matt. "Matt Barrie". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
3. Barrie, Matt. "Make Money Without Working". Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
4. Barrie, Matt. "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained". Tumblr. Retrieved 11 June 2023.