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Matt McDonald
Founder at Penta Group
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About
Matt McDonald is a board member and the founding CEO of Penta Group, a communications, brand, and reputation firm, where he oversaw two rounds of private equity investment, multiple M&A transactions, a rebranding, and AI development. He previously was a founding partner at Hamilton Place Strategies and a consultant at McKinsey & Company, and served as Associate Communications Director for economic issues in the George W. Bush White House, along with senior roles on three presidential campaigns. McDonald holds a degree in economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management.
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- Who is Matt McDonald?
- Matt McDonald is a board member and the founding CEO of Penta Group, a communications, brand, and reputation firm, where he oversaw two rounds of private equity investment, multiple M&A transactions, a rebranding, and AI development. He previously was a founding partner at Hamilton Place Strategies and a consultant at McKinsey & Company, and served as Associate Communications Director for economic issues in the George W. Bush White House, along with senior roles on three presidential campaigns. McDonald holds a degree in economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management.
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