Matthew founded Karpas Strategies 29 years ago. He is the principal Investment Manager of the firm, and has more than 38 years of industry experience. Since 1994, Matthew has pioneered the Karpas Strategies vision of providing high net worth individuals with a rare kind of personal service that strives to set a new standard in the investment industry. Matthew began his career at J.P. Morgan and Co. working in New York and Tokyo.
Matthew was the prior Board Chair, and continues to serve on the board, of CJR, a Connecticut state-wide non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of providing the necessary therapeutic treatment, education, and support for young people and their families to promote positive change and transform lives. He is a past president of the Oliver Wolcott Library, and a current board member of the Union Savings Bank Foundation.