Matt is the CEO of Westlake. Over the past 27 years, he has worked on over 175+ completed transactions totaling over $5.8 billion in debt, private placement and M&A value. Matt has gained in-depth experience working with companies from the lower middle market up to public companies with market capitalizations in excess of $1.7 billion.

Since joining Westlake in 2014, Matt has advised companies with a combined annual revenue of over $4 billion in the areas of strategy, capital, finance, and M&A. He currently sits on the board of three companies.

In past roles, Matt has had full operational and P&L responsibility for a NYSE-listed company division with $15 million of EBITDA, led a multi-million-dollar revenue geographic territory for a privately held company, and oversaw a multi-million-dollar revenue product line for a NYSE-listed company.

Matt is a best-selling author of two #1 best selling books “Completing the Deal” and “Intentional Growth“, and speaks internationally on the topics of growth, capital, and M&A.

Matt has an MBA in banking and has attended executive programs at Harvard and the University of Chicago. Matt holds Series 6, 7, 63, 65, 24, 27, and 79 FINRA licenses.