Welcoming Matthew Wells to the TalentCraft Advisory Board

We’re pleased to welcome Matthew Wells as the founding member for Economic Development & Regional Growth on the TalentCraft Advisory Board.

Matthew is president and chief executive officer of One Region, a private-sector-led civic and investment coalition positioning the Greater South Shore of Lake Michigan as a leading North American corridor for advanced industry, technology, and growth. He unites business leaders, philanthropic foundations, universities, utilities, and public partners around transformative priorities across the 90-mile corridor from Chicago to South Bend.

A leading voice for the Great Lakes Quantum Coast and an industrial Midwest strategy centered on advanced manufacturing, quantum technology, and energy innovation, Matthew is active in networks including the American Enterprise Institute’s Leadership Network, the Aspen Institute, the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy, and Angeles Investors. Originally trained as a classical opera singer, he brings a blend of cultural fluency and strategic vision to regional transformation.

His seat matters because investment and workforce move on different clocks. Advanced manufacturing, quantum, and energy projects land in specific places, and whether the surrounding labor market can staff them decides which regions keep the work after the ribbon-cutting.

We’re excited to have Matthew’s perspective on TalentCraft’s Advisory Board.