Matthew Vahidi is a Managing Director at Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, providing strategic counsel on a broad range of corporate governance, investor relations and shareholder communication issues.

Prior to his current role, Matthew was Director and Lead Analyst for North American Financial Services on BlackRock Investment Stewardship (BIS). With a robust background in corporate governance, strategy, financial resilience, and ESG topics, Matthew engaged directly with senior leadership at prominent financial institutions on behalf of BlackRock, Inc.'s clients. His focus spanned banks, diversified financials, insurance, REITs, and capital markets, where he led discussions on strategy, corporate governance practices, earnings performance, executive compensation, and sustainability practices. Matthew's work included voting shares at company meetings and presenting in-depth analyst reports to assist portfolio managers in evaluating equity performance based on sustainability and ESG factors.

Prior to this role, Matthew served as Assistant Corporate Secretary and Counsel, Corporate Legal, at BlackRock, Inc.

Matthew holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. in International Politics - Middle Eastern Studies from New York University.