Matthew Young, Managing Partner of Sustaina Partners
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My background

From founder, to operator, to advisor.

I started as an entrepreneur, co-founding two companies, including a medical and hazardous waste business in Southern New England, before moving into operations and sales leadership at Stericycle and WM.

I went on to hold growth and leadership roles at several of the most admired software and data companies in this market, including 3E, UL, Enablon, Incora, HSI and Smarter Sorting. Across those roles, I scoped, sold, implemented, expanded and supported these programs for enterprise clients, from first contract through renewal. At several, I also helped design the solutions themselves.

For the past four years, I’ve advised organizations including the American Chemistry Council, Clearya, Green Seal, Novi and Lisam, among others, and supported private equity investors with commercial and product diligence.

Today, as Managing Partner of Sustaina Partners, I help leaders get these decisions right. The systems and data behind EHS, Sustainability, and Product Stewardship are now shaping the future of compliance, commerce and AI, and those decisions are being made now.

25+years as an operator, founder and advisor
$100M+in enterprise subscriptions and services sold
150+enterprise clients served

How I work

I don’t deliver a strategy deck and disappear.

Directly with you

You work with me from the first conversation through execution, not a rotating team.

Specialists when needed

When an engagement calls for more depth, I bring in trusted specialists, without the overhead of a large firm.

Every side of the table

I advise vendors, enterprise buyers and investors, with each engagement kept separate. How I handle independence.

Enterprise experience across Retail · Grocery · Consumer Packaged Goods · Industrials · Chemical · Manufacturing

Experience

Companies I’ve worked for and advised.