Matthew Corbett is a Partner, Agriculture at Fiera Comox. He is involved in deal origination, portfolio management and operating partner relationships within the agriculture strategy. He has two decades of experience in the agriculture industry, including investments in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Chile, Western Europe and across a broad range of sectors including: permanent crops; row crops; dairy; timberland; dairy; grazing and aquaculture. Corbett currently sits on the boards of several of the fund’s portfolio companies, including Auvil Fruit Company (USA – WA), Eastern Australia Agriculture (AUS – QLD), Warmerdam Fruit (USA – CA) and Rangitata Dairies (NZ). He previously worked in an operational management role for a forestry company for six years and held operational roles in farming enterprises in Canada. He spent over five years with PSP Investments where he was a founding member of PSP’s global Natural Resources investment group. He undertook nearly 2$bn of direct investments in timber and agriculture. Notable transactions include the acquisition of a majority interest in Kaingaroa Timberlands (New Zealand), the creation of the Hewitt Cattle joint venture (Australia), as well as the creation of row crop and dairy platforms. Corbett’s family background is in dairy farming and he spent his early years working on farms in eastern Ontario. He received an MBA from McGill University (Montreal, Canada) and a BSc from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.