
Since joining Merkle in 2013, Matt has been the analytics lead on major wealth management clients including Nationwide, TIAA, and Morgan Stanley. Prior to joining Merkle, Matt spent the majority of his career in financial services – JPM Chase, Nationwide, and Huntington Bank, with a three-year stint in publishing where he led the Global Analytics department for Highlights for Children. Through experience across marketing, brand, product, and risk, Matt has found his passion in leveraging data to uncover concrete and actionable solutions. Matt has bachelor’s degrees in math and finance from Mount Vernon Nazarene University and a master’s in statistics from The Ohio State University.
Matt currently resides just outside of Columbus, OH with his wife of 15 years, Megan, their three children, Henry, Jillian, and Oliver, and varying numbers and species of animals. Matt spends time away from spreadsheets and databases playing guitar and banjo in a band (www.sixmilestonellie.com).