Matthew Salier

Matthew Salier is the Director of RMIT Activator at RMIT University, where he champions entrepreneurship and innovation.

With over 25 years of experience, Matthew has worked across various sectors, assisting start-ups and established organizations in leveraging creativity, strategic thinking, and technology to overcome business challenges.

An intrapreneur himself, Matthew has founded 5 spin-outs within larger entities, focusing on social innovation and impact.

Passionate about empowering individuals to build successful businesses, create jobs, and drive positive social change, Matthew's career is marked by a commitment to fostering entrepreneurship.

Matthew brings extensive commercial expertise and a broad network in the US and Asia, drawing from his background in start-up venture creation.

Prior to his role at RMIT, Matthew founded the New Venture Institute at Flinders University, which was recognized as the top University-linked accelerator in the Asia Pacific region by University Business Incubation Global in 2018.