Senior Consultant Matthew Gerken works out of our Oak Park, Illinois office. Previously, Matt served as a Program Director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and attended the Executive Seminar at the Buckley School of Public Speaking. He offers experience with major-donor clubs, strategic planning, departmental management and coordination, fundraising seminars, and planned giving. Matt also manages foundation strategies and grant writing; fundraising program audits and assessments; customized staff training; and leadership and personnel searches for his clients.

Matt studied Intellectual History as an undergraduate at Yale, and he resides in the Chicago area with his wife and sons.