As part of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit he specializes in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, hedge funds, and corporate governance. He has published in leading finance and economic journals including The Journal of Finance, The Journal of Business, Journal of Financial Economics, and The RAND Journal of Economics. Matt is founder of RK Ventures, an early-stage venture capital company with a focus on finance, technology, and biotech companies. He previously served as acting CFO of Avid Radiopharmaceuticals and has been a member of its board of directors since its founding. In addition to being a member of the board of directors of Neighborhood Trust, he is on the boards of Duke University?s Graduate School, Ada Investment Management, a process driven hedge fund that uses long-run economic signals, and Correlation Ventures, a quantitatively-based venture fund.