Matt Lehrman

Matt Lehrman is a managing partner at Social Prosperity Partners, a firm he co-founded in 2012 to work with municipal, civic and nonprofit organizations to improve public engagement, build consensus and undertake strategic planning.

Lehrman has extensive experience working with local governments around the county, and regularly speaks to state municipal leagues around the country. In his popular “From Conflict to Conversation” presentations, he tells local leaders how they can build consensus around important decisions and foster inclusion through meaningful dialogue.

Since February, Lehrman has also hosted the “Community Catalysts” podcast, where he interviews elected and appointed municipal officials, civic and nonprofit leaders, and businesspeople who have worked to improve their communities.

Lehrman, who has a bachelor’s degree in government and sociology from Oberlin College, spent much of his early career in banking and the arts before focusing on government. For 17 years, he was an arts and culture administrator, serving as vice president of marketing and communications for Scottsdale Arts in Arizona before founding the Alliance for Audience, an organization that promoted arts and culture in Arizona for almost a decade.

He has also been a faculty associate and guest lecturer at Arizona State University and a speaker for Vistage Worldwide, a business advisory and executive coaching organization.