MetaShift’s founding director is Matt Alder – a highly regarded futurist, experienced business leader and award-winning digital strategist.

Matt has always been fascinated by technologies that change the way companies do business. He got involved professionally with the Internet at the earliest possible opportunity, working for a Bill Gates-owned start up back in 1997. Since then, he has gained considerable experience in marketing, communications, leadership, business strategy and recruitment.

Matt has written and spoken extensively on the future of business and is a highly respected blogger with an international audience. He is an enthusiastic exponent of social media and is a defining voice in the emerging field of ’social recruiting’. He is proud to be the first person outside North America to be named by John Sumser and Recruitingblogs.com as one of the global top 100 recruitment and HR Influencers.