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July 23, 2024

Source: Flatbay Capital

Matthew started his career in banking as a commercial credit analyst for Woodforest National Bank in 2005. Upon leaving Woodforest, he moved into a commercial lender role at a de novo bank, Lone Star Bank in Houston, where he honed his skills and in time held the roles of Chief Credit Officer, Chief Lending Officer and Houston Market President.

Before he found himself amongst the Flatbay team, Matt knew managing partner Elliot Smith from his days as a banker. When Elliot and Jorge Puig decided to open the private lending firm, Matt’s institution was one of the first to partner with them. 

After a successful career at Lone Star, he wanted another opportunity to make an impact at a company.

“I am very excited to join this firm and really want to try to grow this into what we envision it to be,” Matt said.

His experience in banking has allowed him to develop a unique skill set to understand not only the credit and sales process, but to develop and implement strategies to help an organization grow. He’ll be carrying out his duties as Acting Chief Credit Officer here at Flatbay. 

“We have known Matt for over a decade and are ecstatic to have him join the team as our head of credit and operations. As we manage our rapid growth he will greatly enhance our decision making abilities both on individual transactions and the business itself. We expect him to become invaluable to Flatbay, and we look forward to his contributions to our firm," commented Elliot.