Matt is a Managing Director in Citi’s Global Retail Group and is responsible for originating, advising on and executing equity, debt and M&A transactions across the restaurant and retail sectors.

Matt has advised and led transactions for some of the most well received retail, restaurant and consumer growth stories including Cava, Joe & The Juice, Kura, Subway, Sweetgreen, Krispy Kreme, Telepizza, Wendy’s, Bojangles’, Fertitta Entertainment, Starbucks, Noodles & Co., Alsea, TGI Friday’s, Taco Bell, Yum!, Hudson’s Bay Company, Panera, Best Buy, Staples, Blue Buffalo, Dollar General, Reynolds and Altria.

Matt joined Citi in 2013 after earning his MBA at Columbia Business School. Prior to enrolling at CBS, Matt worked for Vintus, a boutique wine importer in New York.

Matt received his B.A. in Political Science and English Literature from Columbia University in 2007, and his A.O.S. in Culinary Arts from the Culinary Institute of America in 2003.