Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Logo
  • Our Work
    • Corporate + Community Impact
      • Jobs for All
      • AgingWell Hub
      • Employing People with Disabilities
      • Global Smart Drinking Goals
      • Leadership Solutions for Health + Prosperity
      • Niger Delta Public Private Partnership
      • Portion Balance Coalition
      • Respectful Maternity Care
      • Together for Girls
    • Education + Training
      • Sustainability Certificate
      • New Strategies
        • New Strategies Corporate Partners
      • Impact Accelerators
    • Research
  • Our Students
    • Alumni
    • Career Support
      • Career Pathways
    • Corporate + Community Projects
      • The Fund
    • Experiential Learning
      • Consulting
      • Lunch + Learns
      • ROI Scholars Program
    • GU Programs in Impact
    • Impact Organizations
    • Impact Scholars
    • Student Leader Team
    • Sustainability Certificate
    • VF Sustainability Case Competition
  • Our Team
  • Our Partners
  • Advisory Group
  • Events
  • Newsworthy

Our Team

Home > Our Team > Matt McKenna

Matt McKenna

Executive in Residence, Rural Opportunity Initiative

         

Matt McKenna is an executive in residence overseeing the Rural Opportunity Initiative of Business for Impact. He recently served as senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Tom Vilsack. In this role, McKenna worked to leverage federal resources with public and private partners to foster job creation, business development, and economic growth in rural America.

Prior to joining the USDA in 2013, McKenna served as president and chief executive officer of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., the nation’s leading nonprofit that brings volunteers together to build and sustain vibrant communities. Also, McKenna served as senior vice president of finance, senior vice president and treasurer and senior vice president of tax at PepsiCo. Before joining PepsiCo in 1993, McKenna served as partner with the law firm of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts in New York.

A graduate of Georgetown Law, McKenna is an active director of Foot Locker, Inc. and was chairman of the Board of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps. He has served on the board of trustees of several other for-profit and nonprofit organizations, including PepsiAmericas, Inc. and Hamilton College, where he graduated in 1972 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Also, McKenna has served on the boards of Manhattanville College, the foundation for Purchase College of the State University of New York, and the Manhattan Theatre Club. He has been an adjunct professor at Fordham University since 1984.

Please contact Matt at matthewmckenna1950@gmail.com

  • Maps
  • Copyright
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility
  • Full Site Menu
  • Address
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

BUSINESS FOR IMPACT

McDonough School of Business
37th and O Streets, N.W. Hariri 320
Washington DC 20057

Phone: (202) 687-8716
Email: businessforimpact@georgetown.edu

Georgetown University Logo

Skip to content