Matt Haggman

Matt Haggman is executive vice president of Miami-Dade Beacon Council economic development organization. He leads its Opportunity Miami communitywide initiative focused on building a more sustainable, inclusive, and innovative economic future. Haggman previously was Miami director at Knight Foundation, where he established its program to propel the city’s tech and start-up community. Prior to that, he was an award-winning journalist at The Miami Herald and Daily Business Review covering business, government, and investigative stories. Haggman is a founding board member of Endeavor Miami, a trustee at New World Symphony, and an advisor to Right to Start.