He served as the chief financial officer of
The Providence Journal until 1997 when the paper was absorbed in a $1.5 billion takeover by the
A. H. Belo Corporation of Dallas, owner of
The Dallas Morning News and a number of television stations. The deal was orchestrated by Matlack. Matlack has led several venture investments in the technology arena, such as
Art Technology Group, where he invested at a $7.5 million
pre-money valuation and exited most of his investors at a $5 billion valuation. In 2010,
Art Technology Group was purchased by
Oracle for 1 billion. From 1999 until 2010, Matlack founded and ran as a managing partner Megunticook Management, a venture capital firm that started more than 30 companies. Megunticook's biggest success was a company called Telephia in which the company was a lead investor. In 2007, Telephia was sold to Neilsen for over $500 million. Beyond his work with
The Good Men Project, Matlack is an active investor. He also founded Game Empire Enterprises.
Media appearances and interviews In October 2009, Matlack started the Good Men Book tour at
Sing Sing prison. According to Matlack, "My book is about manhood and redemption. I have in my mind the image of Johnny Cash going into Fulsom Prison. Like his music, my book is about manhood, raw and unvarnished. So I need to find guys who understand what that is about. It's also about the possibility of redemption, about making mistakes, and about picking yourself up. I have no idea what I am going to say to these guys but I am going to try." In December 2009, Matlack appeared on the
Tyra Banks Show where he donated, on behalf of the Good Men Foundation, $5,000 to help cover Christmas expenses for a family who had just lost their husband and father. Matlack has interviewed
David Kohan, creator of
Will & Grace and artist Shep Fairey. He has also been interviewed by his own foundation where he discusses his reason for starting the Good Men Foundation. == Publications ==