Matt Sanford

Managing Director, H.I.G. Capital

Matt Sanford is a Managing Director of H.I.G. Capital. Since joining the firm in 2000, he has been responsible for all aspects of the investment process, including sourcing, transaction structuring, financing, and execution of post-closing growth strategies as well as monetization of investments through recapitalizations, strategic sales and public debt and equity offerings. Matt has led successful investments in a number of industries including steelmaking, specialty aluminum distribution and outsourced business services and currently serves on the board of directors of several H.I.G. companies.

Prior to joining H.I.G., Matt held Management Consulting positions with Bain & Company, a leading strategy consulting firm, and Pittiglio, Rabin, Todd and McGrath, the leading operations consulting firm to technology based businesses. As a consultant, he managed the development and implementation of marketing, product development and operating strategies at a variety of Fortune 500 clients including a number of large healthcare services and healthcare products companies. Matt also served as a member of the senior executive team of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York where he led the institution’s profitability improvement initiatives and advised the CEO on business development activities.

Matt earned a BA in Quantitative Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.