Matthew Sexton

Based in Florida, Matt’s duties include managing and implementing The Conservation Fund’s comprehensive conservation programs throughout the Eastern United States. He also chairs the Fund’s Real Estate Committee and serves on the Executive Committee. His passion is conservation, and he has led efforts in Florida, Ohio and the Virgin Islands to protect lands ranging from sea turtle nesting beaches to working agricultural lands.

Matt joined the Fund as an intern in 1993 and has grown with the organization, playing many roles over the years. He is the President of the Red Bay Stronghold Foundation, which preserves the ceremonial grounds of the Independent Traditional Seminole Nation.

Matt has contributed to conservation in Costa Rica and has been a contributing author to books on land use and rural economic development.

Matt has a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from Miami University and a master’s in Public Administration/Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.