Matt Leasure is the Federal Policy Director at the American Flood Coalition, where he helps develop AFC’s policy strategy and leads the Federal Policy team.

Prior to joining AFC, Matt served as Congressional Affairs Lead on the Government and Industry Affairs team at the National Transportation Safety Board under Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy. He brings 15 years of public and non-profit experience to AFC, with a diverse policy background ranging from transportation infrastructure and safety to disaster mitigation and response to small business equity initiatives. During his time at the US House of Representatives, Matt served as Director of Pacific Northwest Policy for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure under Chairman Peter DeFazio.

Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from the University of Oregon’s Robert D. Clark Honors College.