Matthew Luckett
Director
InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp.
Matthew Luckett is a seasoned alternative investor, with direct experience in hedge funds, venture capital, private equity and real estate. Since 2015, he has been the Managing Partner of ALBA Holdings, through which he directs his family office, and is focused on direct and fund investments across all asset classes. In addition, Mr. Luckett is the co-founder and a General Partner of Lampros Capital, an investment firm founded in 2016 that specializes in technology-enabled alternative private credit. Mr. Luckett serves on the investment committee for Global Customised Wealth LLP, a London-based ultra-high net worth wealth management firm, where he focuses on direct and co-investment opportunities. Mr. Luckett's blank check company experience includes serving as a member of the Board of Directors of InterPrivate Acquisition Corp., which successfully closed its business combination with Aeva Technologies Inc. (NYSE: AEVA) in March 2021. From 2004 to 2014, Mr. Luckett was with Balestra Capital, LTD, a global macro investment firm, most recently as a General Partner. He was previously a Co-Portfolio Manager of Balestra Capital Partners, the firm’s global macro hedge fund and served on the investment committee of Balestra Spectrum Partners, the firm’s fund of funds. Mr. Luckett was also the managing partner of the firm’s Management Committee and was responsible for portfolio strategy, macro-economic research and idea generation and portfolio risk supervision for Balestra Capital Partners. During his tenure, Balestra was ranked as one of the best performing macro funds in the world by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. Prior to Balestra Capital, LTD, Mr. Luckett was a Principal and Senior Equity Research Analyst at SoundView Technology Group (Nasdaq: SNDV), where he was responsible for research coverage of software, Internet and business services companies. In 2000, he was named to the Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” research analyst team. Mr. Luckett began his career as an industry analyst at Gartner Group. Mr. Luckett was a George F. Baker Scholar at Georgetown University where he graduated with honors. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies with a minor in Japanese. He currently serves on the board of the Georgetown Scholars Program (targeting first-generation college students) and has previously served on the Georgetown College Board of Advisors and on the Board of Trustees for the Baker Scholarship.