Matt was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2018. He joined the Guardians in May 2008 as General Manager, Private Markets, and in 2014 became Chief Investment Officer.

Before joining the Guardians Matt worked at Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) where he was Head of Financial Sponsor Coverage for non-Japan Asia. Prior to this he was a Managing Director at First NZ Capital in New Zealand and a Vice President at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York.

Matt began his career as a Barrister and Solicitor with Russell McVeagh in Auckland.

He is a member of Focusing Capital on the Long Term and a Director of Netball New Zealand. Matt has also previously served as Co-Chair of the Aotearoa Circle’s Sustainable Finance Forum, a member of the World Economic Forum General Agenda Council on the Future of Investing, and as Chair of the InZone Education Foundation.