Matthew P. Keswick

Matt Keswick is the President of Keswick Consulting LLC, a Boston-based government relations and business development firm dedicated to bringing strategic relations and consulting skills to businesses in order to forge better ties to the public sector.

Keswick is also strategically aligned with CanAm Strategies, a Boston and Montreal based government relations and business development firm. Keswick works in partnership with CanAm to further develop business and political relationships between entities in the United States and Canada.

Prior to founding Keswick Consulting LLC, Matt served in the Massachusetts Governor's office for Governors William Weld, Paul Cellucci and Jane Swift. Keswick built strong business and political relationships that endure to this day.

During his tenure in the Governor's office, Matt held several high-ranking positions including Deputy Chief Secretary and Assistant Chief of Staff. While Deputy Chief Secretary, he was responsible for overseeing over 2,500 political appointments to several hundred boards and commissions, including many regulatory authorities. In Matt's most recent position, Assistant Chief of Staff, he served as a key policy maker for both Governors Cellucci and Swift. As Assistant Chief of Staff, he oversaw intergovernmental relations including oversight of the Commonwealth's Office of Federal Relations in Washington, DC and served as designee to the National Governors Association, the Republican Governors Association and the New England Governors Alliance / Eastern Canadian Premiers.

Since leaving state government, Matt has been active in several statewide political campaigns including Mitt Romney for Governor and Daniel Grabauskas for State Treasurer. Mr. Keswick assisted these and other campaigns bringing his political and fundraising skills to aid in the raising of millions of dollars and serving as a member of finance committees. Mitt Romney is currently running for President of the United States; Mr.Grabauskas is General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority.

Mr. Keswick was recently re-appointed to the Board of Trustees of Bridgewater State College by Governor Romney. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority. Matt is a member of the New England Governors Conference, the Republican Governors Association and the New England Canada Business Council. He enjoys volunteering and has recently begun non-profit work with the people of El Salvador. Matt is an alumnus of Boston College where he is an active member of their alumni association.