President at Geonomica; Senior Fellow at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business

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Matthew Rees Biography

Matthew Rees is the founder of Geonomica, an editorial consulting firm that works with clients on speeches, books, articles, white papers, and other written materials. Rees’s clients have spanned several industries, including technology, health, health care, finance, higher education, management consulting, and accounting. He has co-written, with the Dean of Stanford University’s School of Medicine, Lloyd Minor, "Discovering Precision Health." He is also the co-author, with former IBM CEO Samuel J. Palmisano, of "Re-Think: A Path to the Future."

Rees’s work builds on his experience in government, where he served as a speechwriter for President Bush; the National Security Adviser, Condoleezza Rice; and the U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Zoellick. He also served as a speechwriter for the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, William Donaldson.

A former journalist, Rees worked in Washington for The Economist, The New Republic, and The Weekly Standard, and in New York and Brussels for The Wall Street Journal. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The International Economy, and Reader's Digest. He is a regular book reviewer for The Wall Street Journal and he writes occasional articles for SwimSwam, an online swimming publication. He was the founder of a weekly email brief he produced in partnership with The Financial Times from 2009 to 2017.

A native of Lafayette, California, Rees is a graduate of Wesleyan University and a Senior Fellow at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/16/2025.

Matthew Rees Videos

Matthew Rees - Milken Institute Global Institute

Matthew Rees - Milken Institute Global Institute

Moderated conversation with Niall Ferguson, author of "Kissinger"

Matthew Rees - Plant Strong Podcast

Matthew Rees - Plant Strong Podcast

A Big Fat Crisis: Uncovering Fact from Fiction about Our Food

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