Brian Matt Director and Global Head, Strategy & Innovation, IHS Markit Brian C. Matt, CFA, is Director, Research & Analysis in the Corporate Solutions unit at IHS Markit. Brian came to IHS Markit through the acquisition of Ipreo, where served Ipreo’s Global Head of Strategy & Innovation in its Corporate Services business. Previously, he oversaw Ipreo’s Corporate Analytics team focusing on institutional investor targeting programs for IR programs across the globe, as well as situational analytics and transactional analysis for companies considering or undergoing strategic changes. Brian has served in numerous roles involving data, analytics, workflow, and advisory, across the investor relations industry, at CapitalBridge, TaylorRafferty, Thomson Reuters, and The Carson Group. He is a CFA charterholder, and holds a BA in Economics from Binghamton University.