Matt DiGeronimo
Matt DiGeronimo is a native of Hawthorne, NJ and currently resides in Chicago, IL. Matt is a former Naval Officer where he spent most of his career serving aboard nuclear fast-attack submarines.
After retiring from active duty in 2012, Matt's post-Navy career has been highlighted by leading the operational turnaround of a mergers & acquisitions company, a commercial real estate company, and a coal-fired power plant. Matt also served as the Vice President of Operations for Veolia Energy where he oversaw the operation of 12 power plants. Additionally, Matt spent time as the Managing Director of High-Reliability Group, a consulting company that assists Fortune 500 companies on the journey towards Operational Excellence. Matt is currently the plant general manager of International Paper’s largest and most complex facility.
Matt is passionate about thinking, writing, and speaking on the topics of leadership and operational excellence. Matt is also the author of three Amazon best-selling books: Extreme Operational Excellence, Breadcrumbs, and Dear Hunter.
Matt earned a Nuclear Engineering Degree from RPI, an MBA from the University of Connecticut, and is a current PhD candidate in Organizational Leadership at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
More content by Matt DiGeronimo
Operational Excellence as a Competitive Advantage
November 16 by Matt DiGeronimo
Many companies have operational excellence initiatives for the same reason that they have Keurig coffee makers in the break room: they are kind of sexy, everyone else has them, and it is expected. Tim...
Lessons on Operational Excellence Leadership
October 19 by Matt DiGeronimo
In this era of transformational change, what does it take to truly achieve operational excellence? Start with your company culture and your people, says Matt DiGeronimo, Plant General Manager at Inter...
