
“We’re thrilled to welcome Matthew to PMI and look forward to his contributions as a seasoned professional engaging with state government officials to advocate for policies important to our members,” said PMI CEO/Executive Director Kerry Stackpole. To familiarize himself with PMI members and their concerns, Windrum recently joined the PMI staff at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), held Feb. 25-27 in Las Vegas.
With more than 15 years of experience in state government affairs and public policy, Windrum has served in a variety of roles with the most recent as a Vice President at Kasirer LLC, New York City’s premier lobbying firm. He worked with corporate clients to develop and execute plans for engaging elected and other government officials to achieve goals in several areas, including reputational development, procurement, legislation, and more.
Previously, he was Director of Government Relations in the Northeast at Western Governors University, the largest fully online university by enrollment in the United States, where he led WGU’s state government relations strategy across 12 states running from Virginia to Maine.
Past roles also include Director of Government and Community Affairs at The Doe Fund, a New York City nonprofit that designs, develops and manages affordable and supportive housing, operates three transitional homeless shelters, and runs a work training program for homeless and formerly incarcerated men. In addition, he served as head of the political and economic affairs team at the British Consulate-General in New York, where he promoted and defended the United Kingdom’s economic and foreign policy and national security priorities in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Windrum has a master’s degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in political science and Spanish from Lafayette College.