Matthew McCloskey is a consultant in Spencer Stuart’s Financial Officer and Private Equity Practices, where he focuses on CFO and other senior-level finance assignments for clients across industries, including financial services, technology and healthcare. He is a recipient of the firm's prestigious Lou Rieger Quality Award for highest levels of quality work and excellent client service.

Executive search and firsthand financial industry expertise

  • Matt has significant experience advising both public and private companies, with specific expertise recruiting finance talent for private equity and venture capital clients on the portfolio and fund level.
  • Matt joined Spencer Stuart from the investment management division of Goldman Sachs, where he spent three years investing capital on behalf of the firm’s clients.
  • Prior to Goldman Sachs, Matt was a vice president for a New York-based retained executive search firm. His work centered on assignments in the corporate finance and investment banking sectors. Matt began his career at GMMB, a strategic communications firm focused on political races and issue advocacy campaigns.

Matt holds an M.B.A. from UCLA Anderson School of Business with a concentration in finance and a B.A. in public policy studies from Duke University. He serves on the board of trustees of Head-Royce School in Oakland, CA.

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