Matt Gladdek
Director of Government Affairs at Downtown Durham, Inc.
Matt originally hails from the mighty metropolis of Buffalo, NY, where he first gained an appreciation for cities. Matt then attended Gordon College on the North Shore of Boston before spending four tenths of a decade working in the Massachusetts State Legislature in service to the Commonwealth. From there Matt moved down to Durham, NC, with his partner Jessie to attend UNC Chapel Hill, earning a Master’s in City & Regional Planning and a Master’s in Public Administration. He now works in his dream job at Downtown Durham, Inc., doing whatever he can to help Durham continue to be a diverse and dynamic place.