Matt Dempsey is a Managing Director in the Strategic Communications segment at FTI Consulting and is based in Washington, D.C. His primary areas of focus and expertise reside in EPA regulatory matters as well as oil, gas and mining sectors.
Mr. Dempsey, a Capitol Hill veteran with over a decade of Senate experience, served on the staff of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Committee as well as the personal staff of Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.). As the communications director in each office, Mr. Dempsey developed and implemented an award-winning online communications presence utilizing traditional and emerging media platforms, with a primary focus on environment, energy, transportation and defense issues.
Before arriving in Washington D.C., Mr. Dempsey served on U.S. Senator Wayne Allard’s (R-CO) successful reelection campaign in 2002.
Mr. Dempsey earned a B.A. in political science and history from the University of Colorado at Boulder.