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Matt McBrady is the Chief Financial Officer at Gopuff, a fast-delivery startup. A Ph.D. economist and seasoned investor, he brings deep expertise spanning hedge funds, private equity, corporate governance, and economic policy to the role.
Who is the CFO of Gopuff?
Matt McBrady is a distinguished finance executive, independent investor, and corporate board member who serves as Chief Financial Officer at Gopuff. He spent nearly 15 years as a hedge fund and private equity investor, including as Chief Investment Officer of BlackRock's Multi-Strategy hedge fund, Managing Director of Investments at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and head of Investment Strategy and Risk Management at Silver Creek Capital Management.
Earlier in his career, McBrady was an award-winning professor at the Darden School of the University of Virginia and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as an economic policy advisor, working with Janet Yellen and Jeffrey Frankel in President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers, where he helped shape the administration's response to the Asian Financial Crisis. Timothy Geithner subsequently recruited him to the Asian Financial Crisis Task Force, which later became the U.S. Treasury's Office of Policy Development and Review. As an entrepreneur, he helped establish aQuantive, a digital marketing pioneer that went public in 2000 and was later acquired by Microsoft, and guided TASER International (now Axon) through its 2001 IPO as a Board Member.
Work History
Matt McBrady's career spans finance, investment management, corporate governance, and economic policy. Here is a detailed list of his work history:
- Gopuff - CFO (September 2022 to Present)
- Global Partnerships - Board Member, Chairman of Investment Committee (March 2009 to Present)
- Axon - External Director, Chairman of M&A and Capital Structure Committee (October 2016 to Present)
- President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers - International Economist (July 1998 to June 1999)
Education History
Matt McBrady holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University, earned in 2002. He also earned an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College in 1992 and an M.Sc. in Economics for Development from Oxford University in 1993 as a Marshall Scholar. He has published numerous articles in academic journals, contributed several case studies to Harvard Business School and the Darden School, and co-authored a chapter in the Encyclopedia of Financial Globalization.
When did Matt McBrady join Gopuff?
Matt McBrady assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer at Gopuff in September 2022. He brings to the position a rare combination of investment management depth, academic rigor, and entrepreneurial experience, positioning him to help guide Gopuff's financial strategy and long-term growth.
