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Matt has 37 years of experience as a financial services entrepreneur who has helped scale and grow organizations by partnering with management teams, boards of directors, and industry participants. He has helped lead and actively manage investments in industries such as transport & logistics (temperature-controlled warehousing facilities, fuel distribution, and marinas), energy transition (renewable natural gas and microgrids), digital infrastructure (dark fiber, cell towers, and cell tower easements), other essential assets (housing), and environmental (waste management and aerial firefighting).  Prior to co-founding ERA in 2018 and a legacy business in 2006, Matt founded and led Wit Soundview’s West Coast operations growth to more than 100 employees. Earlier, Matt worked in the investment banking divisions of Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston and Smith Barney. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience from Amherst College and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Matt’s current charitable involvement is as Chair of the Board of The Buck Institute for Research on Aging and a Trustee for the Paul P. Carbone, M.D. Memorial Foundation. He previously served as President of the Board of San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, Treasurer for FIRESafe Marin, and as a member of the Guardsmen, a San Francisco charity serving the city’s underprivileged youth through outdoor activities and access to education.

ERA Partners LLC

ERA Partners LLC (“ERA”) is a value-add infrastructure investment firm with $1.6 billion in AUM as of October 2025. The firm specializes in helping to build platforms of asset-rich operating businesses that deliver essential services in the North American lower middle market. ERA seeks to partner with established family-owned businesses and experienced operators with a shared vision of scaling their operations and unlocking long-term growth. The firm targets opportunities across sectors such as transportation and logistics, digital infrastructure, environmental services, energy transition and power, and other essential assets. ERA seeks to invest in opportunities with real assets, downside protection, stable income, and growth potential while utilizing a repeatable, process-driven value creation model.

To learn more, visit www.erapartners.com.