Matt Leebody

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DISC Type : DS

Director of Engineering for Security at EverQuote

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Overview

Dr. Matthew Leebody is the Director of Security Engineering at Everquote, leveraging a unique background with a Ph. D. in Physics from Queens University Belfast. A Chartered Engineer, he specializes in secure-by-design principles and empowering engineering teams. People often describe him as brilliant, empathetic, and a fantastic manager.

He transitioned from researching solid-state physics and pulsed laser deposition to a leadership career in cybersecurity, specializing in application security and API architecture.

Personality Overview

Output-Driven

Consummate Professional

Decisive But Calm

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.  They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

AI Security
He recently highlighted the critical need for robust security and guardrails as organizations adopt AI, noting that its force-multiplication applies to negative outcomes too.
Security by Design
States his mission is to empower teams to be "secure-by-design" and to build the tools that will help them maintain that standard.
Empathetic Management
Recommendations consistently praise his empathetic and insightful management style, crediting him with transforming teams and fostering productive work cultures.

Media Appearances

Matt has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2023
Director of Engineering for Security at EverQuote
7-2022 - 3-2023
Senior Manager, Software Engineering at Synopsys Inc
4-2022 - 7-2022
Director Of Engineering at NTT Application Security
2-2021 - 4-2022
Senior Engineering Manager at NTT Application Security
11-2019 - 2-2021
Lead Security Engineer at BT

Education

2009 - 2014
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from Queen's University Belfast
2004 - 2009
MSci from Queen's University Belfast

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Insights For Selling To Matt

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.

DONT's

  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Matt is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Matt

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Matt move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Matt take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Matt

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