Matthew is the co-founder of both Audit Express, an award-winning internal audit and advisory firm that specialises in the education, health and care sectors, and Educonomy, a consultancy firm that specialises in establishing education policy, workforce development strategies, learning design, digital content creation and ed- tech solutions for both industry and education providers. Matthew has a long history of work in the Australian vocational education sector, spanning almost 20 years. He has worked in a variety of roles as an educator, manager and executive accountable for education, quality and compliance, and also in the role of senior policy advisor to the Victorian state-based Minister for Skills and Higher Education.