Matthew is a Managing Director in Baird’s Investment Banking practice where he advises on equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions and other financial advisory services in the Consumer sector, with a focus on in the apparel & footwear, health, wellness & fitness and outdoor recreational categories. Prior to joining Baird, Matthew was an Associate in Merrill Lynch’s M&A Investment Banking practice. Previously he was an Associate in Citigroup’s Equity Research practice and a Manager in Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services practice where he performed M&A due diligence, restructuring and valuation assignments. Matthew received an M.B.A from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University with distinctions and a B.S. in accounting and marketing with high honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder through the CFA Institute and a recipient of the SGB 40 Under 40 award sponsored by SportsOneSource Group. Additionally, Matthew serves on the Leadership Council for A Better Chicago, a venture philanthropy organization dedicated to strengthening and scaling high performing nonprofits focused in the education sector for low income Chicagoans. He lives in Chicago with his wife and three sons.