Matthew Sekol

Matt is a Sustainability Global Black Belt at Microsoft, serving as an ESG Advisor to companies. He brings over 20 years of experience improving technology and operations by translating market needs into leading-edge products across industries. He also serves on the LP Advisory Committee of Morgan Stanley’s Next Level Fund, which invests in diverse led and founded startups. Matt has a range of skills to translate disparate, complex ideas for senior stakeholders, pioneering disruptive strategies to manage risk and meet cross-industry market opportunities. He is a public speaker, writer, and was named to Onalytica's 'Who's Who in ESG.' Lastly, Matt has contributed to whitepapers on ESG topics like biodiversity and ESG data quality and has presented on the intersection of ESG and technology in higher education. He has an upcoming book called “ESG Mindset,” due out in April, which focuses on corporates and publishes a weekly newsletter called The ESG Advocate at esgadvocate.substack.com.