Matt Welch

About Matt

Matthew Welch is the operations director at Circle of Blue, the center for frontline reporting, research, and analysis on global water resource issues and their relationship to food and energy in a changing climate. In addition, Matthew is the COO of Vector Center, a global intelligence firm delivering decision grade intelligence, scenarios, and response strategies to corporations, governments, and organizations around the world. Matthew has a BA in international studies from DePaul University, an MBA from the Ross School of Business, and an MS from the School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan. He has more than 20 years of experience in general management, sustainable development, and consulting. In that time, Matthew has led strategy, partnership, and stakeholder-engagement development for the sustainability efforts of the U.S. dairy industry; run a profitable retail food business; assisted small-scale agribusinesses in Peru with the U.S. Peace Corps; conducted revenue-generation projects for nonprofit organizations; and consulted for Fortune 500 companies, social enterprises, and start-up businesses, including Pepsico, Ecolab, and Procter & Gamble. He is co-author of Hybrid Organizations: New Business Models for Environmental Leadership.