Matt Bell, a founding partner of Catalyst Public Affairs Group, offers a wealth of public and private sector experience to the firm’s clients. Matt was elected to the Indiana House of Representatives in 2005. He quickly rose to the rank of Ranking Minority Member of the Public Policy Committee, later serving as the committee’s Vice Chair in 2006. Matt also served as the Ranking Minority Member to the Labor and Employment Committee and was a member of the Family, Children, and Human Affairs Committee, the Insurance Committee, and the Natural Resources Committee.

Matt previously served as the Vice Chair of the Public Policy Committee (2006), the Ranking Minority Member of the Labor and Employment Committee, a member of the Insurance Committee, and the Natural Resources Committee. Matt was named the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Champion for 2007. He achieved a 95% voting record, the highest percentage achieved by any elected official in the Indiana General Assembly, on issues of importance to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce during the 2008 session. His two-year aggregate rating from the Chamber was also 95% which ranked second among all legislators during the 115th General Assembly.

Prior to founding Catalyst Public Affairs Group, Matt served as the President of Ivy Tech Corporate College, Indiana’s premier business and industry training partner that provides workplace education and training solutions to help Indiana businesses remain productive, profitable and globally competitive.

Prior to joining Ivy Tech, Matt served as the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Regional Chamber of Northeast Indiana. The purpose of the Chamber is to advocate for the creation of a climate that is inviting to business investment and economic development across a ten-county region in Northeast Indiana.

Matt was honored to conclude a four-year term as a Commissioner of the Indiana Gaming Commission in October of 2014. Matt served as Chairman of the Commission from 2013-2014 and was awarded a Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Pence upon his retirement from the Commission.