Matt Cole Bio

Matt is responsible for Business Development at SBJ. Prior to SBJ, Matt served in various operating roles over seven years as Director of Finance and Strategic Initiatives at Better Place, Director of Corporate Development at Solidus Networks and Senior Manager of Corporate Development at NetApp. In Matt’s operating roles, he managed debt and equity financings, business development initiatives, acquisition diligence and financial planning and has also served as an advisor to various companies in the consumer, business services and financial services industries. Matt began his career at Deutsche Bank in investment banking and, throughout his career, has completed over 15 transactions, including principal investments, debt and equity financings and acquisitions totaling over $1 billion. Matt graduated cum laude with a BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Matt enjoys spending time with his family, and happily replaced time spent golfing, skiing, traveling and home brewing with epic nerf battles and building doll houses.