He graduated with distinction from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in finance and marketing. Matthew was involved in student leadership positions in UNSW Investing for Charity, UNSW Microfinance Consulting Group and BusinessOne Consulting UNSW – all of which fostered a deep passion for growing organisations and creating social impact.
Previously, Matthew worked at a Big 4 professional services firm in the transaction diligence team of its strategy and transactions division. Before this he worked at an export consulting start-up managing his own project. Matthew has also worked in Jakarta at a multinational food and beverage company in its corporate strategy and operations arm.
Matthew keeps fit boxing and playing basketball and volleyball. He loves travelling around Asia and is learning Mandarin.