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Young Innovator in Smart Investing: Matthew Martin
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Matthew Martin was President of the Bowdoin College Chapter of Americans for Informed Democracy. In that role, he organized events with members of Congress, top scholars, and journalists on pressing social issues. Matt was also a leader in a coalition movement on campus to successfully pressure his university to divest from Darfur. As one of thirteen students known as the Darfur Coalition Matt organized a series of events on campus about the situation in Darfur and worked with the Genocide Intervention Fund to make Bowdoin one of numerous campuses that have now divested their endowment from Darfur.
- The Young Innovator in Smart Invested award will be presented by Jonathan Seeber, a Board Member of Americans for Informed Democracy. Jon is an Associate at Updata Partners, a Venture Capital and Private Equity firm. He supports the firm's deal sourcing and due diligence efforts, and works closely with Updata Partners portfolio companies. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Seeber served on active duty in the US Air Force as an Intelligence Officer, first leading combat intelligence collection missions, and later managing the development of information systems for the Air Force and the Intelligence Community. Mr. Seeber earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in from Duke University, where he was a member of the varsity wrestling team.
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