Matt Van Eerden
Joshua Tree Partners
Following his graduation from the Naval Academy, Matt began his professional career as an Infantry Platoon Commander with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines out of Twentynine Palms California. After five years and two tours to the Middle East, he left the Marine Corps to pursue his interest in econometrics in Dallas, TX. In Texas, Matt found his first civilian leadership role as a District Manager for Ecolab Inc., leading a sales team selling detergents and other cleaning products to hotels and restaurants.
Prior to founding Joshua Tree Partners, Matt was a strategy consultant at ZS Associates - a management consulting and professional services firm - in which he focused on helping emerging pharmaceutical companies go-to-market.
Matt received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, his MS in Applied Economics and Predictive Analytics from Southern Methodist University, and his BA in General Engineering from the United Stated Naval Academy.