Matt Grossman Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Sydney, Nsw, Au

- Leads Macquarie's government affairs strategy across the Americas, developing stakeholder engagement plans and advocating for the firm’s policy positions in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America to enhance external relationships and business outcomes.- Manages government relations for Macquarie's investment banking and commodities trading divisions, increasing visibility and alignment with global Government Affairs teams; partners with business units to achieve strategic commercial and policy goals.- Crafts and delivers policy content and legislative updates for senior leadership, providing analysis on key developments including elections, regulatory changes, and industry trends, assessing impacts on Macquarie’s operations.- Coordinates the annual Government Affairs and Sustainability Workshop, gathering 50+ representatives from 30+ portfolio companies to discuss sustainability strategies and opportunities in green financing aligned with Net Zero objectives.- Spearheads Macquarie’s Green Energy Conference series, bringing together over 200 industry leaders and policymakers to explore legislative impacts on climate technology and global energy transitions.- Leads the Americas Government Affairs Working Group and manages Macquarie’s external affiliations, ensuring effective regional collaboration and advocacy.- Coordinated a board visit to Washington, DC for meetings with U.S. leaders including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and senior officials at The White House and Congress.- Organized CEO visits to the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil, arranging meetings with leaders such as U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, providing briefing materials to ensure strategic outcomes.- Oversaw Macquarie’s sponsorship of the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 92nd Annual Meeting, facilitating discussions with mayors on public-private partnerships, infrastructure, and city resilience.

Queens, New York, Us

- Spearheaded the company’s quarterly, external-facing policy and community newsletter for 3,200 public officials at the federal, state, and local levels.- Responsible for developing strategic targets for the execution of community affairs initiatives to advance the company's community image and relationships with public officials. These initiatives aligned with the company's core tenets, including innovation, broadband accessibility, and media generation, as well as identified key local initiatives with unique resonance to the communities the company serves.- Formalized market-specific strategies to ensure local touchpoints for signature programs, maximized the impact of locally driven initiatives, and connected all activity to the company's corporate social responsibility efforts. Assisted in the collection, management, and reporting of department and program data. Monitored and tracked media recognition of programs on a national, state, and local level.- Helped launch eight Diversity and Inclusion Affinity Groups and supported the groups' integration into the business and community by utilizing signature programs to support diversity and inclusion priorities.

Queens, New York, Us

- Prepared policy briefings, memos, and talking points on policy positions for meetings with U.S. government officials, trade associations, non-governmental organizations, etc. for senior executive leadership. Translated complex research, analysis, and data into accessible content, such as reports, issue briefs, blog posts, and other advocacy materials.- Managed all activities for the company’s federal political action committee (PAC), as well as statewide PACs. Filed periodic campaign finance disclosure with statewide election oversight agencies. Assisted with budget development and support throughout election cycles. Monitored political contributions of senior executive leadership to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws.- Lead and managed the preparation and execution of the department's $16 million budget. Partnered with internal teams to ensure the timely and smooth distribution of department expenses and grants.- Supported compliance with franchises including preparation of necessary paperwork related to contracts with franchising authorities, maintenance of accurate records, and implementation of franchise obligations.- Developed a database of federal, state, and local officials to highlight strategic public officials in the company’s footprint. Identified key stakeholders and strategic opportunities for external engagement concerning public policy matters.- Designed 21 statewide one-page leave behind sheets, providing key background information on the company on a federal, state, and local level.- Liaised with the Corporate Executive Customer Relations team to receive and resolve escalations from public officials and regulators in a timely and efficient manner.- Guided the collaborative efforts of the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) program goals, metrics, and action plans. Drove a cross-functional strategy to integrate environmental, social, and governance principles into business lines and corporate groups.

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Major New York State Transportation Agency- Performed an analysis of current processes, organizational structures, and tools and technologies across the Pensions and Human Resources Departments to identify gaps and pain points, develop a portfolio of recommendations, and create a roadmap with prioritized next steps for implementation. The project had three objectives including documenting and analyzing all key processes for in-scope business units, evaluating the current technology landscape and provide recommendations to enhance efficiency, and identifying and providing recommendations on any other pain points originating from the process, technology, and staffing dimensions.- Conducted multiple interview sessions with approximately 40 stakeholders, reviewed existing documentation, analyzed a cross-section of datasets, and examined how technology is used to support business processes. These activities led to several key outputs: drafted 56 detailed Microsoft Visio process flows, developed a comprehensive technology application inventory, and identified and clustered 35 pain points, which resulted in 5 overarching themes.- Developed a consolidated set of future state recommendations, with a focus on documenting complex processes, automating manual process steps, identifying technological solutions, and addressing gaps in staffing levels and skillsets. These recommendations informed the prioritization of next steps for implementation.Internal Firm Marketing Team- Coordinated with internal firm stakeholders to establish a practice-wide marketing team.- Researched conferences and events of interest to better promote the practice’s brand and created surveys to analyze the value of attending external events.- Designed region-specific and practice-wide marketing materials and oversaw the establishment of the practice’s white paper and thought leadership depository.

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Major New York City Budget Agency - Partnered with a New York City agency to develop an internal risk assessment and audit program to conduct internal audits of Federal grant management money distributed to various city agencies. This entailed interviewing agency staff and sub-grantee staff, building an internal audit framework, researching grant requirements, conducting the initial internal audit, and issuing observations. This assessment led to multiple recommendations to make the grant management system more effective and more compliant with grant regulations.- Recommendations included clarifying and thoroughly documenting agency and sub-grantee’s roles and responsibilities to highlight potential duplicative efforts or gaps, coordinating with agencies to develop a more robust invoice review process, and working to establish and uphold a formalized records retention policy that outlines agency responsibilities for maintaining and tracking documentation.Major New York State Disaster Recovery Agency- Teamed with a New York State agency to perform program management and integrity monitoring services for the State’s Superstorm Sandy response. Helped design processes, reviewed the actual application files for compliance and completeness, evaluated resources and technology tools and provided integrity monitoring and quality assurance services. - Helped develop a risk-based methodology for the agency’s housing program to analyze program application data for anomalies or inconsistencies in the data. This methodology helped resolve policy errors that led to a more accurate and precise calculation of awards.

New York, Ny, Us

- Researched, compiled and analyzed client media coverage, and tracked key metrics to determine program effectiveness.- Drafted materials including press releases, pitch letters, fact sheets, and client correspondence.- Built relationships with reporters, editors, producers, and key influencers by conducting media tours, engaging at industry conferences and events and identifying trends and story opportunities. - Provided transaction support, investor relations messaging and material development, and assist on special projects including M&A transactions, IPOs, CEO transitions, and other major developments.- Provided hands-on support for media strategy through special situations and transformational activities that captured intense media interest, including transactions, IPOs and spinoffs, activist situations and crises.- Evaluated clients’ corporate governance profiles for potential weaknesses that may be targeted by an activist investor while identifying potential activists and providing a detailed history of tactics and activism focus.- Strengthened clients’ connection to the investment community and enhanced their valuation.Clients worked with: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Citadel LLC, Demandware, Highbridge Capital Management, Jefferies, Oak HC/FT Partners, SkyBridge Capital LLC, Walmart, WWE

Denver, Co, Us

- Prepared memoranda on issues including financial services, energy, defense, and telecommunications for Fortune 500 clients for a bipartisan lobbying practice, which allowed companies to interpret the actions of the federal government and solve challenges.- Analyzed the political climate and helped prepare the firm's 2014 Washington Outlook: Mid-Term Elections, Lame Duck, and 114th Congress guide.- Attended and wrote briefs on panel discussions on infrastructural and economic policy for clients.- Assembled daily press clippings on policy and political updates of interest to the firm’s shareholders.- Drafted the monthly firm-wide PAC Policy & Political Update report.Clients worked with: Abbvie, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Emaar USA, Forest County Potawatomi Community, Intertek, McDonalds Corporation, NetSpend Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, QUALCOMM, Inc., VIIAD Systems

- Attended Congressional briefings and wrote memoranda for policy analysts, lobbyists, and their clients for a bipartisan government affairs firm.- Navigated the facets of federal, state, and local governments to develop successful and focused strategies.- Maintained a schedule of pertinent hearings and legislative contacts for clients.- Evaluated current events, compiled press clippings, and created briefing folders and binders for clients.- Researched potential events of interest for clients.Clients worked with: Babcock & Wilcox, Comcast Corporation, Intelsat, Leidos, Mylan Laboratories, Pictometry International Corp., Port of Anchorage, Walgreens

Washington, Dc, Us

- Attended Congressional briefings and hearings, created summary memos for the Congressman and his senior staff enabling them to get up to date knowledge on issues relating to the district.- Engaged and responded to constituents via phone and email, specifically on financial services, healthcare, and defense issues.- Helped with daily administrative tasks including flag requests, tours of the Capitol, and sorting mail.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Mentored 40 first-year students through the Washington Laboratory program, while incorporating experiential learning and independent journal responses.- Provided a comprehensive curriculum and syllabus for a Politics in the United States course.- Arranged guest lectures featuring Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and representatives from the Federal Election Commission, FairVote, and the Heritage Foundation. - Organized an in-class discussion following a lecture at the Center for American Progress on the role of faith in politics and public policy featuring former Congressman Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania) and Bishop Gene Robinson.- Led tours of the Capitol, Supreme Court, National Museum of American History, Newseum, and National Archives and Records Administration.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Coordinated meetings and discussed the legality of prominent legislation, such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with the Chief of Staff and Legislative Director.- Contacted congressional offices on behalf of the Congressman to receive co-sponsorships on healthcare legislation.- Revamped the office Facebook and Twitter accounts to promote upcoming legislation and provide office updates.- Led constituents on tours of the Capitol.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Hosted two town hall meetings with the Congresswoman to engage with 200 students in the district.- Logged healthcare-related case intakes from constituents.- Assisted with legislative research and correspondence.- Provided support to the District Director and her staff by answering and recording constituent comments and researching issues related to constituent casework.- Worked with federal agencies to help solve constituents claims.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science

International Relations And Affairs

Regents Diploma