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Matthew Baird

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Chief Technology Officer at AppFolio
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Matthew Baird is an engineering and product leader with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer at AppFolio. A 3x startup founder, most notably of AtScale, he is a multiple patent holder in Big Data and Analytics. People he has worked with describe him as intelligent, intuitive, and an exceptional leader.

Beyond his work in technology, Matthew is actively engaged in his local community. He is a graduate of the Leadership Buffalo program, expressing a strong connection to the city and a desire to contribute to its improvement through continued project work and collaboration with his peers from the program.

He is the author of the book "Intranets Unleashed! ", which guides readers on planning and building internal corporate networks.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Big Data Analytics
As the founder of AtScale and a multiple patent holder in this field, he is a recognized expert and frequent speaker at major industry events.
Data Virtualization
His startup, AtScale, is a leading company in intelligent data virtualization, demonstrating his deep expertise in providing a unified workspace for distributed data.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Chief Technology Officer
AppFolio
1-2022
SVP Engineering
AppFolio
2-2020 - 12-2021
Vice President
C3.ai
1-2013 - 1-2020
Founder, CTO and VPE
AtScale, Inc.
12-2011 - 5-2018
Advisor
Conductor, Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Matthew Baird, AppFolio Inc: Profile and Biography. Featured in Bloomberg
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Education
1991 - 1995
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Queen's University
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