ALMA MATER
Baylor University, Master of Accountancy
Baylor University, B.B.A.
Matt is a Senior Director in Accordion’s Strategic Finance practice with 15+ years of experience across corporate finance, private capital investing, and the Office of the CFO. He partners with executives and sponsors to drive value creation through finance transformation – building and scaling FP&A functions that enhance accountability, visibility, and decision-making.
At Accordion, Matt leads multiple teams delivering both strategic insights and hands-on execution across complex engagements. His work spans LRP/AOP builds, FP&A transformation, commercial finance, and enterprise analytics – with a focus on operationalizing growth strategies. He is also actively deploying ML and AI-powered FP&A solutions, including driver-based forecasting and macro demand frameworks, and contributes to the development of next-generation finance capabilities through Accordion’s Intelligence (AI) innovation hub.
Prior to Accordion, Matt spent over a decade across private capital platforms investing in, operating, and financing middle-market businesses. At Aligned Data Centers, he served as Vice President of Finance, leading mission-critical FP&A and partnering with the executive team on corporate development, capital raises, and transformation initiatives.
At ORIX, a multi-strategy RIA, Matt spent nearly a decade underwriting and executing investments across the capital stack while supporting portfolio value creation and capital fundraising within the Office of the CFO. He also completed an investment banking training co-op at Houlihan Lokey, an ORIX subsidiary, and helped execute the Houlihan Lokey IPO (NYSE: HLI) in 2015.
Matt began his career at PwC, advising financial sponsors and corporate clients on finance strategy, operations, and M&A integration and divestitures.
Matt graduated with honors from Baylor University with a B.B.A. and Master of Accountancy. He is a CFA charterholder and CPA.