Granite Creek Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private investment firm, announced the appointment of Matt Morgan as Director of Business Development. With over 20 years of leadership experience in agribusiness, Morgan will focus on sourcing investment opportunities to support the firm’s agribusiness strategy and portfolio company activities.
Before joining Granite Creek in 2025, Morgan held several senior leadership roles at Farm Journal, a leading agriculture content and business solutions provider, including Chief Revenue Officer, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Executive Vice President of Produce, and Senior Vice President of Crops and Ag Retail. For these roles, he led strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and revenue expansion initiatives. Earlier in his career, Matt served at Vance Publishing as Executive Director of Agribusiness and Director of Agribusiness Media Operations.
Morgan has a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Public Relations from Kansas State University.
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“Matt brings a wealth of industry knowledge and a deep network of relationships with growing agribusiness companies. As we continue to seek out attractive investments in targeted agribusiness sectors, Matt’s expertise will be instrumental in connecting with the right opportunities and entrepreneurs.”
Jim Clark, Partner at Granite Creek
“Granite Creek’s combined focus on supporting agribusiness and small business comes at an exciting time for the industry, and I’m excited to contribute to the momentum they have generated to date. This business development role will allow me to apply my experience in a new way—connecting innovative companies with the capital and strategic support they need to grow and thrive.”
Matt Morgan
