Matt Shaffer

DataGene

CEO

Matt is the CEO of DataGene limited, the dairy industry organisation responsible for genetic evaluation, herd testing software, a central data repository and industry delivery of herd improvement initiatives. He grew up on a farm in Western Pennsylvania where his first paying job was milking cows. He went on to attend Penn State and Cambridge Universities before joining Hancock Agricultural Investment Group as Director of International Operations.  While working for Hancock, he moved to Australia to open a subsidiary and has been here ever since. Before joining DataGene, Matt was the CEO of Holstein Australia and Program Manager for Genetics and Data Management for Dairy Australia.

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