Matt Sonefeldt

Co-Founder

2023 - Current

Long-Term Value Advisors (LTV) is an IR public company advisory firm and thought leadership platform founded by Matt Sonefeldt & RJ Jones. We partner with outstanding organizations to navigate the public markets and build investor relationships to serve your long-term goals. We work with clients to best support their vision, values, culture, and strategy. We leverage 40 years of leadership experience in the capital markets and growth technology companies. In particular, we’ve led Investor Relations (IR) teams at best-in-class organizations, including LinkedIn, Zillow, Atlassian, Nordstrom, and Similarweb.

Advisor

2023

Partnering with team TMF on all things product strategy & member value.

Co-Founder, Partner

2019

Head of Atlassian Ventures

2022 - 2023

Vice President, Strategy and Business Operations

2021 - 2022

Vice President, Investor Relations

2019 - 2021

Re-envisioning Atlassian's long-term narrative and strategy as a cloud-first company unleashing the potential of teams at consumer scale.

Board Of Directors, Audit Chair

2017 - 2020

Imperative is the only talent assessment platform for purpose driven companies. Imperative partners with forward-thinking organizations to equip them with the tools, system and support network to drive purpose for their people. www.imperative.com/

Corporate Development & Partnerships

2018 - 2019

Chief Operating Officer

2017 - 2018

Ethic is a data-driven tech platform that creates sustainable passive investments for institutional investors. Ethic sits at the forefront of the two largest shifts in asset management's history: the accelerating transition to both sustainable and passive investment. ethic.investments Experience: • Acquired first 10 institutional clients • Negotiated initial bus dev’t & distribution agreements across multiple asset classes & geographies • Co-led large $4m seed investment from leading fintech & impact venture investors • Implemented business processes & communication playbook for leadership and sales teams

VP, Investor Relations, LinkedIn

2011 - 2017

Aligned long-term shareholders with LinkedIn's vision to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Experience: • Guided public company evolution from $5b to $26b valuation growth, $500m to $5b revenue growth • Led $3bn in capital offerings (equity + convertible) through partnerships with long-term owners • Launched executive processes: company key metrics, competitive analysis, quarterly business reviews • Built best-in-class shareholder cap table • Awarded Best IR in Technology & Internet by Institutional Investor & IR Magazine in ’11, ’12, ’13, ’15, ‘16

Fellow, 2013 First Movers

2013 - 2014

Aspen First Movers equips for-profit leaders to create positive societal impacts through innovative business models. Specific focus on innovating public company financial reporting to focus on company purpose versus short-term financial results.

Equity Research Associate

2004 - 2011

Analyzed long-term investment potential of companies in the Asian & US large-cap technology sector, focusing on firms with sustainable cash flow and strong balance sheets. Expertise in identifying platform potential companies, building relationships with executive teams, and investing in long-term competitive advantages.