Matthew Horisk
Strategic Advisor | Chief Operating Officer and CIO | Technology Leader | Strategy and Data
- Role
- Strategic Advisor at Inplay Global, Inc
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matthew Horisk
Matthew Horisk is a seasoned technology and operations executive with over 25 years of experience leading high-performing teams and driving transformation across financial services, real estate, and fintech startups. Known for scaling businesses from early-stage ventures to industry-shaping enterprises, he consistently unites strategic vision with deep technical execution to deliver results that endure. Matt’s core tenet is to foster a “shared mission” culture and “zero-blame” culture that encourages calculated risk-taking and fast iteration—creating the environment where creativity and collaboration is welcomed at all levels.Matt has led and built teams of hundreds, across the country, both fully remote and in-person. He has managed technology platforms serving millions of users, and guided companies through critical inflection points—from regulatory approvals and capital raises to modernization programs and international expansion. His leadership style is rooted in empathy, trust, and collaboration, enabling him to build cultures where teams thrive and performance accelerates. Matt has a unique ability to understand complex businesses and turn them into elegant technological solutions that are ready to go to market reliably. This ability enables Matt to be able to speak in a relatable manner to boards, investors, colleagues, and engineers alike.Matt is known as a change agent who takes on complex, high-stakes challenges. A hands-on engineer by training, he has built systems across multiple languages, databases, and infrastructures, always translating complexity into clarity for his teams and stakeholders.
Experience
Strategic Advisor
Jan 2026 — Present
Serve as a strategic advisor to InPlay on the design and launch of a new ATS, bridging market structure, technology, regulation, and business strategy. Partner closely with leadership to shape system architecture, operational workflows, compliance posture, and commercialization strategy from concept through execution.InPlay Global, Inc. is a market operator creating the world’s first regulated marketplace for Performance Securities™, a new class of financial instruments tied to real-time sports team performance and fan engagement.Learn more:
Education
State University of New York College at Fredonia
Bachelor’s Degree
Skills
- Socket Programming
- Team Leadership
- Market Data
- Java
- Software Project Management
- Bea
- Graph Theory
- Activemq
- Solaris
- Database Design
- Sybase Adaptive Server
- Bloomberg
- Team Building
- Desktop Computers
- Relational Databases
- Front Office Trading Systems
- Software Engineering
- Sql
- Process Optimization
- Software Product Management
- C#
- Order Management
- Software Development
- Trading Systems
- Distributed Team Management
- Software Design
- Enterprise Software
- Oracle Sql
- Private Clouds
- Execution Management Systems
- C++
- Vmware Infrastructure
- Gemfire
- Artificial Intelligence
- Windows Server
- Citrix
- Infrastructure
- Timesten
- Microsoft Sql Server
- System Architecture
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