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Matt McDonald

Executive 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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Experience

  1. Penta GroupBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  2. Penta GroupCEO2022 — 2026
  3. Dartmouth CollegeBoard Member, Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciencescurrent2026 — present
  4. StattAdvisory Boardcurrent2026 — present
  5. K-Street CapitalMembercurrent2016 — present
  6. Hamilton Place StrategiesFounding Partner2011 — 2022
  7. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2008 — 2011
  8. The White HouseAssociate Director of Communications2005 — 2006

Skills & more

Private EquityStrategy4Strategic Communications2Public Policy2Leadership1Management2Political Campaigns1Politics2Business Strategy1Media Relations3Policy Analysis2

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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.
Where did Matt McDonald go to school?
Matt McDonald studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA); Dartmouth College (BA, Economics).

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