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Matt Katz
Managing Partner Matt helps leaders turn operational ambition into lasting advantage, enabling teams to perform better and execute faster. As part of SSA & Co’s Executive Leadership Team, he sets and steers business strategy, guides go-to-market approaches, and advances the firm’s innovation agenda. With more than 25 years of global management and advisory experience, Matt is driven to leave companies better than he found them. His work ranges from strategic planning and top-line growth initiatives to operational excellence, organizational development, restructuring, acquisition activity, and merger integration. He has worked with many of the world’s iconic names and is deeply experienced in working with public and private institutions, entrepreneurial owners, and financial sponsors in all phases of corporate lifecycles. Before joining SSA & Co, Matt founded AGORA Advisors, a boutique advisory firm, was a Partner at Boston Consulting Group, a Partner and Managing Director at AlixPartners, and a Partner and Practice Leader at Kurt Salmon. Prior to consulting Matt held management roles at Macy’s.
Matt is based in New York and also serves as a member of Leadership Team at Council Advisors. Outside of work, Matt enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, playing golf, cooking, and sipping a great scotch.
Education:
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, B.A. in Economics, Organizational Design and Industrial Policy
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