Matthew N. Reaves, CPC, is Common Agenda’s Founder and Managing Director. Driven equally by his passion for the business of technology and his genuine desire to help people, Matthew began his recruiting career in 1984 and started Common Agenda in 1996.

Matthew’s recruiting expertise spans a broad spectrum of functions including; Engineering, Research & Development, Product Management, Marketing, Business Development, Sales, Strategy, Information Technology, Program Management, Operations, and Underwriting.

A proponent of deliberated search process, Matthew works individually and with teams of researchers and top recruiters to satisfy his client’s in an array of key world markets, major product, and operational segments of several industries. He has a track record of successfully completed senior professional and executive level search assignments across industries including; Telecommunications, DoD/Govt Technologies, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Test & Measurement, Life Sciences, and Reinsurance.

Matthew and his colleagues at Common Agenda have been featured industry experts in articles appearing in various publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Light Reading, EE Times and numerous regional newspapers.

For the 13 years prior to founding Common Agenda, Matthew was the top producer and Managing Director at Corporate Computer Systems’ recruiting division in Holmdel, New Jersey. With two former Bell Labs engineers as mentors, the abundance of technical wisdom at his fingertips enabled him to rapidly grasp numerous technological concepts and business models. Moore’s Law among his favorite.

Matthew earned his Associates Degree in Small Business Management from Brookdale College and his CPC (Certified Personnel Consultant) from the National Association of Personnel Services.

Reared in the shadows of Bell Labs Holmdel, NJ, Matthew resides at the New Jersey shore with his wife and three teenage children. With a myriad of activities and passions to balance in his off time, Matthew is an active member of several civic and community outreach organizations and an enthusiastic collector of AT&T and Bell System memorabilia. As a member of various Antique Telephone Collector’s Associations he buys and sells unique pieces of his exclusive Western Electric antique telephone collection.