Matthew is Development Director at Boxpark, the worlds first pop up mall developer, leading the development and investment team to secure and deliver new schemes, including the RIBA award winning Boxpark Croydon, launched in October 2016. Born in Shoreditch in 2011, each Boxpark scheme is constructed of stripped and refitted shipping containers, creating unique, dynamic low cost, dining destinations for exciting& ambitious new businesses. Prior to joining Boxpark, Matthew had developed a strong track record of initiating and executing innovative and dynamic urban regeneration schemes across London across both the private and public sector. Previous successes include developing the Croydon Growth Zone proposal, an programme to bring forward a £5bn investment programme in the urban district and the Collective, a series of new co-work developments to support an international network of new tech and creative industries businesses. Outside of work, Matthew can mostly be found on his bike.