Matthew (Matt) Luckett is a general partner with Balestra Capital, a global macro-economic asset management firm. Matt began his career as an industry analyst at Gartner Group, where he helped launch several successful research practices, advising Fortune 500 enterprises on software licensing and pricing issues, as well as tracking emerging software companies. Matt was a principal and senior research analyst at SoundView Technology Group (NASDAQ: SNDV), where he was responsible for research coverage of software, internet and business services companies. In 2000, he was named to the Wall Street Journal "Best on the Street" analyst team. Upon the successful sale of the firm (to Wit Capital, then to Charles Schwab), he worked as a venture capitalist and senior operating executive for three years.
Matt was a George F. Baker Scholar at Georgetown University where he graduated with honors. He holds a bachelor of arts in American Studies with a minor in Japanese.