Matt is the General Manager of Deseret Digital's Publisher Solutions group where he oversees content and technology licensing partnerships. The group syndicates content through Deseret News Service, licenses the Deseret Connect community contributor platform, and the Family Media Guide (OK.com) entertainment review utility. He joined DDM in June of 2010 and has overseen the development of the Deseret Connect community contributor network, which now numbers more than 4000 contributors and delivers thousands of articles and photos per month to DDM sites. He also launched WatchIt, a live streaming program that delivers live broadcasts of hundreds of high school and local events from across Utah to DDM web and mobile sites.

Prior to DDM, Matt was Director of Online Instruction at BYU-Idaho, where he oversaw the recruitment, hiring, development, and management of remote faculty supporting the university’s online educational initiative. He has also been President/COO of OpenBook.net where he led corporate strategy and capitalization efforts for the hospitality industry software company. As an Analyst at Forrester Research, Sanders published several award winning articles on how technology affected markets, business strategy, and international trade.

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