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News Release

Matt Koch Hired as Chief Operating Officer at VDGIF

Richmond, VA — The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) announced today that Matthew "Matt" Koch (pronounced "Cook") has been hired as the agency's chief operating officer. In that capacity, Matt will work in the executive director's office overseeing day-to-day operations and administration.

"Matt Koch is an impressive individual who brings to the Department tremendous skills and experience in evaluating and developing operational processes; in human resources; budgeting; and financial and productivity analysis. We are fortunate to have him join our leadership team and we look forward to working with him," said VDGIF Executive Director Bob Duncan.

Prior to joining the VDGIF Matt worked as president of Productive Knowledge, LLC, a company he founded that provides expertise to help organizations overcome productivity challenges, get control of their information, and accelerate their business processes.

Before leaving to launch his own company, Matt Koch worked for Capital One from 1999 to 2008 as director of Human Resources Operations and as director of Productivity and Knowledge Management. In those positions he designed new processes and acquired new technological tools to improve employee support and workforce productivity.

He joined Capital One after a highly successful career with the U.S. Navy. From 1985 to 1999 he served as an officer and a pilot with an impressive career that included flight duty in San Diego and three deployments to the Persian Gulf. He led flight operations for a 13-aircraft squadron with 72 flight personnel, coordinated overseas operations with multi-national military forces, and managed multi-million dollar budgets to the dollar. For five years he worked in the Pentagon providing support to several senior staffs including the White House, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Matt Koch earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Public Policy Studies and Economics from Duke University and a Masters of Public Administration from Harvard University. He is a Certified Knowledge Manager and completed a Certificate for Nonprofit Management from Duke University in June 2009.

He grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania, but his career has taken him across the country and around the world. He, his wife Kandi, and their four sons reside in Henrico County.

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Photograph available by contacting Lee.Walker@dgif.virginia.gov.