Prior to joining Confluence Companies, Matt worked as an Investment Director at Watermark and as a Senior Vice President at FirstBank. At Watermark, Matt oversaw business planning, financial modeling, acquisition, capitalization, and leasing of multiple build-for-rent single family home communities. At FirstBank, Matt specialized in real estate and construction lending with a focus on financial analysis, customer development, and management. He has completed graduate coursework in finance and leadership at the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He earned his BA in Business/Economics from Wheaton College.

Matt began his career as a public school teacher and earned a MA from the University of Colorado, Denver. Outside of work, Matt volunteers as a board member of Inner City Health Center and enjoys hiking and exploring the Colorado mountains with his family.