Matthew Collier - Director of Consulting Services

Matt Collier is tasked with managing and delivering all client consulting arrangements on behalf of Blue Tree.   

He has extensive experience in structuring financing for public/private partnerships on behalf of the Portland Development Commission, the City of Portland's economic development and urban renewal agency.  Previous to his time at PDC, Matt worked for Accenture, Inc., a consulting firm in New York City, helping to manage the delivery of large scale IT development and systems integration projects on behalf of Fortune 500 companies. 

Over his tenure at PDC, Matt structured a number of housing and commercial redevelopment projects throughout the City, including most recently a $50M affordable veterans housing project in Portland's new South Waterfront district and a $15M affordable residential condominium project in North Portland. 

At PDC, Matt also worked with the Clean Tech and Sustainable Industries cluster team on a number of projects, most notably helping to start-up the Portland Sustainability Institute and contributing to the development of the Clean Energy Works Portland program.

He holds an undergraduate degree from Bucknell University in PA, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and received a certificate of Real Estate Development from Portland State University.

Matt is an avid fly fisherman, skier, and camper, and spends his free time enjoying Portland on his bike.

collier@bluetreestrategies.com