Rich Matsuura

Rich Matsuura is a co-founder and former Head of Product at PandaTree, an online platform that provides foreign language lessons for children.15 He played a key role in building PandaTree's user experience, focusing on creating a fun, easy, and intuitive platform for parents, students, and tutors.1

Professional Background

Rich Matsuura has an extensive background in product management and technology:

• Current Role: Vice President of Product at Dispatch, where he leads the product management and user experience design teams.3

• PandaTree: Co-founded the company and served as Head of Product for approximately 9 years.4

• Previous Experience:

  • CEO of Crowdera.co, a crowdfunding site for social good
  • Worked at eBay, Inc. for 8 years in various roles, including Director of Global Seller Trust, Feedback and Seller Protection, and Product Management for Selling Tools
  • Information architect and web strategy consultant at Cisco for over 3 years

Education and Skills

Rich holds a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts/Advertising from the University of Hawaii, with additional coursework in computer science and programming.1 He studied Spanish for 4 years, which gives him insight into the value of practicing a language in a casual environment.1

Personal Interests

Outside of his professional life, Rich enjoys:

• BBQ
• Golf
• Traveling with his family
• Inventing and tinkering on weekends, often related to BBQ1

Rich Matsuura is known for being an effective product leader who inspires and engages teams with his insight, vision, expertise, integrity, and customer focus.2 His technical expertise and leadership experience have been instrumental in his roles at various companies, including PandaTree and his current position at Dispatch.