Matt Ingeneri is the Economic Growth Unit Chief at U.S. Embassy India, responsible for the Indo-Pacific Strategy, investment, infrastructure, women’s economic empowerment, and financial and macroeconomic issues.  Matt previously worked on trade and investment issues in Southeast Asia, serving as Deputy Economic Counselor in Kuala Lumpur, Director for Singapore, Vietnam, and ASEAN while on detail to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Philippines Economic Desk Officer, and Senior Asia Trade Officer for the State Department’s Economic Bureau responsible for the U.S.-Korea (KORUS) FTA, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).  Matt was an attorney at the D.C. firm Howrey & Simon before joining the State Department, specializing in foreign anti -trust reviews of mergers and acquisitions.  He received his BA from Sarah Lawrence College and a JD and MA in International Relations from Boston University, and is a member of the New York and Washington, DC bars