Matt
Manager, Evanston Office
Education
DUKE UNIVERSITY, Fuqua School of Business
M.B.A., 2004
Activities at Fuqua: Co-chair of the Marketing Club Brand Challenge, co-chair of an initiative targeting companies not conducting on-campus recruiting at Fuqua
Memories of Fuqua: My fondest memory of Fuqua was a class I took on South America that culminated in a trip to Peru, Argentina and Brazil. Standing on top of Machu Picchu with 25 classmates, I realized what was really important in life...sharing once in a lifetime experiences with good friends.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
B.A. in Accountancy, 1997
Hometown
Springfield, IL
ZS Career Path
Consultant, 2004
Manager, 2007
On the work
"A medical products company was losing market share and wanted to understand ways to target the customers who were most responsive to sales calls. I was responsible for developing our approach, performing different analyses on client data, and determining and crafting the message we delivered to the client. Being new to the firm, I also took some lead from the Associate Consultant on the project, as he was an expert in the data analysis we were conducting. I learned a lot, and the AC gained some mentoring experience."
On ZS values
Get It Right: "In my past professional experiences, I made recommendations more on gut instinct and less on actual detailed analysis. On a ZS project, the focus is on performing the appropriate level of analysis to really understand what is happening so that we provide our clients with the most accurate and implementable recommendations."
On life outside work
"I lead an active lifestyle, including several trips a week to the gym and long bike rides (weather permitting in Chicago!), but I also focus on having as much fun as possible, going out with friends, watching a movie, or hitting one of Chicago's frequent summer street festivals."
On the Evanston office
"Downtown Evanston has many of the amenities of any downtown, but without the bustle of a big city. Downtown Chicago is a short drive or train ride away, making Evanston a great place to work."