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Matt Harris is the co-founder and Managing General Partner of Village Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm with $150 million under management.
Harris began his career as a consultant at Bain & Company, Boston. In 1995, he signed on as an associate with Bain Capital. At Bain Capital, Harris’ most notable transactions included the $1.1 billion purchase and subsequent sale of a credit-reporting agency, and the $90 million purchase of a medical products distributor.
Harris left Bain Capital in 1997 to become the founding Managing Director of The Berkshires Capital Investors, a venture capital fund associated with Williams College. Under Harris’ leadership, BCI’s first fund of $5 million invested in 12 companies, with eight successful exits to date. The BCI organization, now a Village Ventures affiliate, has gone on to raise an additional $60 million.
Harris graduated from Williams College in 1994, and now lives in Williamstown, MA and New York, NY. He is active in the business community of Williamstown and Berkshire County, and in many civic organizations. Matt is a Trustee for the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, he is the President of the Board of the Williamstown Theatre Festival and he is a founding Board Member and Treasurer of Camp Starfish, a camp for troubled and disadvantaged youth outside Boston, MA. Matt also sits on the corporate boards of Bluetarp Financial, Swift Financial, Vico Software, and OnDeck Capital. | 