Bio

Matt is one of Bhutan’s longest residing non-natives with a relationship to Bhutan that dates back to his youth. He is the founder of MyBhutan, Bhutan’s boutique luxury travel designer and outfitter, and a technology company, Beyul Labs, that provides Bhutan’s first online payments platform. He also created Sangwa Camp — featured in TIME's 2024 World's Greatest Places — a collection of hidden luxury tented camps, privately arranged in the deepest and most secluded regions of Bhutan. Matt and his team found, fund, and develop various nonprofit projects. These have included a historic national preservation initiative to document, digitize, and archive Bhutan’s tangible cultural art and religious history, a multi-district community forest afforestation project, the introduction of baseball and its recognition as a national sport, and the founding of The Explorers Club Bhutan Chapter, which Matt chairs. Unrelated to his work, Matt also serves as the U.S. State Department Warden of Bhutan. Outside Bhutan, Matt was part of the expedition team awarded The Explorers Club’s Citation of Merit for their work in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, where they discovered three potential new dinosaur species, 250+ fossil sites, and numerous specimens.