Matt Gambatese is a partnerships leader with over 15 years of experience growing organizations and building teams. Throughout his career, he worked for Google and The Onion and partnered with Fortune 500 brands and high-growth startups. Most recently he was the Head of Growth for Meg Languages, a K12 World Language program provider. At Meg, Matt built the company's US presence from employee #1 to a program delivering over 500 classes a week in Mandarin and Spanish.

After completing his undergraduate studies at Miami University, Matt lived and worked in China for over 5 years. He started his career as an English teacher in an international kindergarten and transitioned into Digital Marketing. After moving back to the US and adding more experience in Sales and Marketing, he went back to school and earned his MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.

Matt lives in Nashville with his wife and their two daughters. He enjoys spending as much time as possible with his family and, if he's out on his own, you might find him cycling, mountain biking, or trail running.