Mike W. Matthews, P.E., FACEC, is a Senior Consultant and Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor with PSMJ, where he advises architecture, engineering, and consulting firms on strategic growth, ownership transition, mergers and acquisitions, organizational alignment, and leadership.
He served for nearly 20 years as CEO of an A/E firm, growing the firm from approximately $4 million to more than $40 million in annual revenue while completing multiple acquisitions before its successful sale to a $3.7 billion global organization. He subsequently served as CFO of a 120-person technology services firm and culminated his C-suite career as President and COO of a 320-person geotechnical, environmental, and testing firm. These leadership roles provided firsthand experience with the strategic, financial, operational, and cultural challenges of organizational growth.
At PSMJ, Mike advises firms on buy-side acquisition strategy, strategic growth planning, ownership transition, executive leadership, and post-acquisition integration. His approach combines practical executive experience with research-based methodologies to help leadership teams align strategy, governance, organizational structure, leadership, and culture in support of sustainable growth.
Mike earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University, an MBA from the University of Richmond, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University. His doctoral research examined the organizational factors that contribute to enduring success in professional services firms, providing the foundation for PSMJ’s Strategic Growth Planning methodology and its proprietary organizational assessment tools.
He is also the author of Alignment by Design, which translates his doctoral research into a practical framework for leaders seeking to build enduring architecture and engineering firms through organizational alignment and strategic growth.
An ACEC Fellow, Mike has taught graduate-level business courses, presented at numerous industry conferences, and continues to advise executive leadership teams across the AEC industry on strategy, growth, mergers and acquisitions, and organizational leadership.