Ani Matson

Professor Matson was awarded the prestigious Tropaia Award for Outstanding Faculty in 2022.She teaches In Search of the Big Idea and Foundations of Integrated Marketing Communications at Georgetowns School of Continuing Studies.She is also the academic director of The Georgetown Summer Business Academy.Professor Matson is a Co-Founder of CMO Syndicate, a brain trust of C-level growth change agents who rapidly solve complex growth problems on a part-time or project basis for CEOs, VCs, CMOs, and PE firms.Before co-founding CMO Syndicate, she enjoyed a twenty-five-year career in a broad range of leadership positions that cut across marketing strategy, digital transformation, and data analytics.

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Professor Matson was awarded the prestigious Tropaia Award for Outstanding Faculty in 2022.

She teaches In Search of the Big Idea and Foundations of Integrated Marketing Communications at Georgetown's School of Continuing Studies.

She is also the academic director of The Georgetown Summer Business Academy.


Professor Matson is a Co-Founder of CMO Syndicate, a brain trust of C-level growth change agents who rapidly solve complex growth problems on a part-time or project basis for CEOs, VCs, CMOs, and PE firms.


Before co-founding CMO Syndicate, she enjoyed a twenty-five-year career in a broad range of leadership positions that cut across marketing strategy, digital transformation, and data analytics. Past roles include executive appointments at the National Education Association’s Member Benefits Corporation and The McGraw Hill Companies Aviation Week Group. She is an accomplished entrepreneur, having launched, managed, and successfully sold a publishing company before turning 30.


An avid learner, Professor Matson received a BA in International Relations from Clark University, an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, a Strategic Marketing Management (SMM) Certificate from Harvard Business School, and an Executive Data Science Specialization from The Johns Hopkins University.


Prof. Matson is driven to serve her community and her peers. She serves on the Board of Every Mind, Help Heal Vets, and is an advisor with the Business Continuity Taskforce at the Maryland Tech Council.