Matt Bissonette

Bio:

Since beginning his career in affordable housing more than 25 years ago, Matt has closed over 350 debt financings, totaling over $5 billion. In his current role at JPMorgan he is responsible for the origination of Agency debt to finance affordable multifamily housing across the country. Prior to joining JPMorgan in 2021, Matt was a Managing Director at Berkadia focused on affordable multifamily debt originations. He previously worked for nine years with Citi Community Capital in New York and Denver, serving as the Northeast Regional Director from 2013 to 2017. Earlier in his career he was a Director with RBC Capital Markets and a Partner with a Washington, DC-based law firm specializing in affordable housing bond finance. Matt came to affordable housing after working for the U.S House of Representatives, serving as Assistant Counsel for the Committee on Small Business and as Legislative Assistant for a Member of Congress.

Matt graduated from the University of Virginia, where he received a B.A. in economics.  He received his J.D. from the College of William and Mary School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board, Chief Justice of the Judicial Council and awarded the Marshall-Wythe Gambrell Professionalism Award.

Since 2021 Matt has served on the board of Boulder Housing Partners (the housing authority for the City of Boulder, CO).  He also volunteers on the board of the Boulder Housing Partners Foundation, a non-profit helping to fund resident services.