Invest Chattanooga is pioneering a new model of housing investment that combines public vision and private capacity to create the homes our community needs most.
We are a team of housing professionals with the expertise and resources to guide complex projects from concept to completion. Working hand-in-hand with private developers and public agencies, and using our Housing Production Fund alongside other local subsidies, we deliver developments that maintain permanent affordability while achieving strong market performance. We offer partners flexible capital, local market insight, and a streamlined path to completion.
Every Invest Chattanooga project blends a majority of market-rate homes with a meaningful share of deeply affordable units, designed to be financially sound and permanently accessible. This approach opens the door to living in parts of Chattanooga that are currently out of reach for many because of cost, ensuring that growth benefits everyone who calls our city home.
Meet The Team
As Invest Chattanooga’s Chief Executive Officer, Matt leads the organization’s overall strategy, manages its investments, and builds relationships with public and private partners to support mixed-income housing that balances community needs with financial feasibility.
He previously served as Director of the Housing Innovation Lab in the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office, where he helped launch the Atlanta Urban Development Corporation, advanced redevelopment of public land, and structured complex real estate transactions using innovative public financing tools. Earlier in his career, he worked in neighborhood planning, housing, and real estate consulting roles on projects across the country, and contributed to the development of new mixed-income housing models. With more than a decade of experience, his work has focused on delivering housing that is both market-viable and broadly accessible.
