BIOGRAPHY

Matthew Glass
Chairman & CEO
Grand Central Marketing, Inc.

Matthew Glass has worked in marketing since 1984, when he began his career doing public relations and promotional events for Perugina Chocolates, Evian and Absolut. In 1990, he joined Dentsu Advertising to direct sponsorship development and event marketing for client JVC. After four years of building national sponsorship and retail promotional campaigns for the JVC Jazz Festival, Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt tours, Matthew left to become the Director of Marketing at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. He was responsible for all of the advertising, promotion and sponsorship for the Center's 300 music, theater and dance concerts each year.

In 1999 he partnered with Jennifer Granozio to form Grand Central Marketing, Inc., a full-service event marketing and promotion agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. With a client roster that includes HBO, Warner Bros, Del Monte Foods, National Geographic and Conde Nast, GCM has won prestigious industry awards from the likes of Event Marketer, Adweek, Promo Magazine, and BizBash.