Matt Garrett is a professor of sport management at Loras College. His students won ten academic case study championships at national conferences in the past decade. He supervises the internship program and his students have pursued opportunities in multiple industry segments and across the globe. He has also authored journal articles on the job trajectory for sport management graduates.

Garrett is a member of the City of Dubuque’s Park and Leisure Commission and he has previous experience as president of Dubuque Little League and as a women’s basketball coach at Blackburn College. He and his wife Cheryl have three kids and live in Dubuque.