Matt Smith

Matt Smith serves as the Chief Growth Officer at the Allegheny Conference on Community Development since June 2015 and has held the position of Vice Chair and Chair of the Finance Committee at the Allegheny County Airport Authority since December 2011. Smith is a board member of the PA Chamber of Business and Industry since November 2018 and chairs the Shapiro-Davis Transition Committee on Economic Development for the Office of Governor Josh Shapiro since December 2022. Prior experience includes serving as a State Senator in the Pennsylvania State Senate from December 2012 to June 2015 and as a State Representative in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from December 2006 to November 2012. Smith worked as an attorney at Babst Calland from June 1998 to June 2015, with roles as associate and Of Counsel. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History from Rollins College.