Matt Clifford Explained
Matthew Philip Clifford CBE[1] [2] is a British entrepreneur. Along with Alice Bentinck, he is the co-founder of Entrepreneur First, an international talent investor and startup accelerator founded in 2011.[3]
In July 2024, Clifford announced he would lead a review of AI opportunities for the new British Labour Government.[4] He is also Chair of the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency.
In August 2023, Clifford was appointed to lead the preparatory work for the 2023 AI Safety Summit, along with the UK's former Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Black.[5] [6]
In December 2023, it was announced that Alice Bentinck would take over as CEO of Entrepreneur First after Clifford stepped down from the role to concentrate on opportunities in artificial intelligence.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Matthew Philip CLIFFORD personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2023-12-31 . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . en.
- Web site: 2016 . Birthday Honours Prime Minister's List 2016 .
- Web site: Entrepreneur First CEO Matt Clifford on early stage talent investing McKinsey . 2023-12-31 . www.mckinsey.com.
- Web site: AI expert to lead Action Plan to ensure UK reaps the benefits of Artificial Intelligence . 2024-07-28 . GOV.UK . en.
- Web site: Sandle . Paul . Coulter . Martin . 10 August 2023 . Britain appoints tech expert and diplomat to spearhead AI summit . https://archive.today/20230810183604/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britain-appoints-tech-expert-diplomat-spearhead-its-ai-summit-2023-08-09/ . 10 August 2023 . Reuters.
- Web site: 2023-10-30 . How Matt Clifford became Britain's most powerful tech adviser . 2023-12-31 . POLITICO . en.
- Web site: Scammell . Robert . 5 December 2023 . Matt Clifford steps down as Entrepreneur First CEO to focus on AI . UKTN.
