Matthew Clawson is Partner of Investor Relations at Allen & Caron Inc and a veteran of the investor relations and corporate communications fields. He manages the financial communications programs of a wide range of public and private companies, providing day-to-day counsel to executive management and coordinating investor relations and media relations efforts for a number of the agency's clients. Clawson is proactive in the planning and execution of investor outreach programs for Allen & Caron clients including roadshows and investor conferences and developing strategic communications plans for client organizations.
He has more than a decade of both in-house and agency investor relations management experience. Since joining Allen & Caron Inc in 1997, he has directed the development and execution of numerous successful corporate investor relations programs. Clawson specializes in the targeting and development of institutional investor and research analyst following, support of fundraising activities, corporate and crisis communication, management consulting and the introduction and positioning of companies to the investment community.
His clients have operated across a range of industries including technology, medical technology, engineering, diagnostics, specialty chemicals, retail merchandise, transportation and mobile electronics.
Clawson has appeared as an expert panelist and has been a commentator for National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) professional development webcasts, seminars and publications. He has been quoted on investor relations topics by leading general and financial publications and he has undertaken special IR consulting projects for companies ranging from $50 million to $20 billion in market capitalization.
Prior to Allen & Caron, Clawson spent seven years in corporate investor relations, public affairs, stock brokerage and financial analysis. He managed investor relations and corporate communications for an engineering firm traded on the American Stock Exchange. There Clawson was responsible for SEC filing documents, annual reports, ongoing dissemination of material news, preparation of speeches and presentations and conducting the company's interface with investors, shareholders, brokers and other investment community influentials.
He received an MBA from California State University, San Francisco, and a BA in English from UCLA. He resides in San Clemente, CA with his wife and three children.
