Matt has over 15 years in the HR industry and has been with HRchitect since 2004. He is responsible for sales, marketing and strategic alliances at HRchitect.

As one of the industry’s leading thought leaders and analysts on Talent Management Systems and Vendors, Matt extensively studies the Talent Management market place and talks to leading vendors on a regular basis to stay on top of trends in this industry. Matt has moderated numerous Talent Management shootouts and panel discussions for software vendors and HR organizations such as IHRIM. He has also been a featured speaker on Talent Management solutions at various industry and vendor conferences. 

Matt is also the host of the industry’s most popular live weekly Internet show, the HRchitect HR Technology Happy Hour WebMingle™ as well as the wildly popular HRchitect Beauty Pageant webinar series.

Matt is a long-time business consultant and entrepreneur and has helped build several highly successful businesses for over 20 years. Prior to joining HRchitect, Matt was an Executive VP with Sage Software where he was responsible for corporate development, marketing, sales, product development and more.

Matt is also a former two-term City Council member in Frisco, Texas, the second fastest growing city in the U.S., a 2005 recipient of the "21 Leaders of the 21st Century" by Inside Collin County Business, a former chairman of the Frisco Chamber of Commerce business networking events, as well as being involved in many other community organizations. In April 2009, Matt was appointed to the IHRIM.link Editorial Committee.

Matt studied finance and business management at Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts.

Connect with Matt: 
mlafata@HRchitect.com

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