Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

• As Director for IDA Ireland Matt is a member of the Executive Leadership team where he leads the portfolio of initiatives that drive organisational performance and strategy execution for 2,000 FDI clients. Matt leads RD&I/ Innovation, Sustainability, Talent development and Digitalisation. Key Achievements include:
• Leading transformation initiatives (total value of €3B investment p.a.) to enable international business drive competitiveness and enhance productivity.
• Delivering on IDA strategic targets and organisational performance across areas including investment, employment, emissions, and skills development.
• Driving stakeholder engagement, including collaboration across government agencies to deliver impact across skills, digital and sustainability services.

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

• An Post is a commercial organisation providing postal, distribution and financial services and is one of Ireland’s largest companies, employing over 10,000 people in Ireland.

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

• As the National Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland’s role is to support the long-term sustainable growth in the economic, social, cultural and environmental contribution of tourism to Ireland.

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

• Each Mission Assembly consists of up to 30 high-level experts, being selected among the applicants for the Mission Boards and aiming at providing an additional pool of ideas, knowledge and expertise to the 5 Missions.

Dec 2017 – Dec 2022 · 5 yrs

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr

Sep 2007 – Sep 2015 · 8 yrs

Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 · 4 yrs

• As Director and European Sustainable Development Leader for Arup, Matt directed organisational strategy, managed stakeholder relations with key clients, and shaped enterprise and public sector offerings for governments and corporates, enhancing Arup’s reputation. Key Achievements include:
• Establishing a new Global Division aimed at delivering client services, execution of business strategy, leveraging investment, and enhancing organisational performance, in combination with Board leadership.
• Embedding sustainability across Arup's European operations, leading a team of 100+ sustainability professionals and acting as a public face of Arup across Europe.
• Building relations with stakeholders as 'trusted advisor' across commercial organisations, public bodies and government departments.

Jun 2015 – Jan 2022 · 6 yrs 7 mos

Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 · 5 yrs · Tyndall National Institute

• Lead E.U. Negotiator (technology and trade) representing 28 Member States at COP21 UNFCCC Climate
• Agreement, Paris.
• Led the Tyndall National Institute (International Energy Research Centre) strategy, commercialisation and communications functions.
• Directed commercial strategy that delivered a €20m investment portfolio of projects, including semicon, energy harvesting, integrated systems and low carbon deployment..
• Chair of the U.N. Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), a UN institution delivering services across a network of 600 organisations.

Jan 2014 – Jan 2022 · 8 yrs

Sep 2013 – Sep 2015 · 2 yrs

Dec 2011 – Dec 2017 · 6 yrs

Sep 2011 – Sep 2016 · 5 yrs · Bonn

Jan 2005 – Jan 2015 · 10 yrs

• Managed Ireland's National Energy R&D Demonstration Programme for Industry and Academia and Irish Government National Delegate Horizon 2020 (Energy)
• Lead the execution of SEAI’s corporate plan, goals and objectives, including the development of the Irish Government’s Energy Research Strategy.
• Drive OECD research and innovation actions as Chair of the International Energy Agency’s Renewable Energy Technology Partnership Programme and its Committee on Energy Research.
• Member of the United Nations Technology Policy Committee, the Technology Executive Committee.
• Lead EU negotiator on energy technology at UNFCCC COP18-COP20, representing the European Commission.
• Member of the Technology Executive Committee of the UN

Sep 1999 – Sep 2005 · 6 yrs

• Responsibilities included managing corporate technology services and systems and providing technology services to Ireland's high performance athletes and Ireland's national anti-doping programme.