Matt has over 15 years of experience in climate finance and project development in the U.S. and emerging market countries. Matt is primarily responsible for investment and partnership origination. Prior to joining ECP in August 2020, Matt founded and served as CEO of UpEnergy, an emerging market carbon finance company named one of Fast Company’s “10 Most Innovative Companies in Africa,” where he currently serves as Board Chair. Previously, Matt served as Managing Director of WattTime, an electric grid emissions-reducing software developer, and as Managing Director of Impact Carbon, where he launched a climate finance consulting practice and the project developer, Impact Water. Matt has also worked with SunPower, NEST, and on climate and agricultural models at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment. Matt holds a BA in Economics and International Relations from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.