Matthew Hoffer
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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In Their Own Right
Biography
Matthew Hoffer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Spire Capital, a privately capitalised (single source of capital) investment holding. The firm’s strategy is absolute returns across alternative markets, with a sole focus on private equity (AI and tech, venture to pre-IPO), sports, hedge funds and digital assets. On occasions, Spire also acts on the sell-side as an M&A boutique for select mandates (focus on mid-market buy-outs and special situations acquisitions).
Matthew is also the Chief Executive Officer of Container Management, a media and market intelligence platform serving the global container ports industry - from terminal operators and shipping lines to the technology and infrastructure providers that power cargo operations worldwide.
Previously, Matthew worked at the World Economic Forum, where he was Head of Middle East Government Affairs and a Global Leadership Fellow; and at JPMorgan Investment Bank in London, within equity derivatives structured products sales.
Matthew holds an MA in International Relations from The Fletcher School at Tufts University; an MA in Business Strategy & Global Affairs at the World Economic Forum (accreditations: CEIBs (Shanghai), INSEAD, Wharton, Columbia and London Business School); and a BSc in Economics & Politics from the University of Bath. He studied formal and colloquial Arabic for one year at the American University of Beirut and speaks six languages.
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Background
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2017 — Present
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Spire Strategy
Spire Strategy is a digital strategy and transformation advisory firm focused on helping clients understand how to more effectively utilize technology in order to succeed in their business model transformations.
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2020 — Present
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Spire Capital
Spire Capital is a privately capitalised investment firm, focused exclusively on private markets. It is focused on assets that are accelerating the digital transformation of industries, driven by advanced and emerging technologies.
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2026 — Present
CEO
Container Management
Container Management is a media platform serving the port, terminal, intermodal and container handling equipment industries globally.
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2007 — 2009
Associate | Equity Derivatives – Structured Products
J.P. Morgan Investment Bank
J.P. Morgan is a leader in financial services, offering solutions to clients in over 100 countries with one of the most comprehensive global product platforms available.
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2006 — 2007
Analyst
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
For more than 200 years, J.P. Morgan Private Bank has been working with entrepreneurs and industry leaders and their families to help them achieve their financial goals. The group includes strategists and investors connected to a global network of 13,000 specialists.
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2002 — 2003
Researcher
European Parliament
The European Parliament is an important forum for political debate and decision-making at the EU level. The Members of the European Parliament are directly elected by voters in all Member States to represent people’s interests with regard to EU law-making and to make sure other EU institutions are working democratically.
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2012 — 2016
Global Leadership Fellow and Associate Director for the Middle East, Government Affairs
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, committed to improving the state of the world. As part of the Global Leadership Fellows Programme, Matthew received accreditation from CEIBs (Shanghai), INSEAD, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and London Business School.
Formative Years
Education
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The Fletcher School at Tufts University
MA | International Relations & Affairs
2010 — 2012
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Harvard Business School
MBA Accredited semester | Cross-registration
2011 — 2012
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American University of Beirut
Formal & Colloquial Arabic
2009 — 2010
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University of Bath
BS | Economics and Politics
2000 — 2004
Areas Of Focus