Clinton Matter, University of Pennsylvania
Class of 1997

Clinton Matter, from Delran, NJ, competed collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania. During his undergraduate career, Clinton was twice elected captain, helped the program capture back-to-back EIWA team titles in 1996 and 1997, and was a 2x NCAA qualifier. He won two EIWA individual titles at 177 pounds and in doing so, he, along with his father Andrew (Penn State) and brother Brett (Penn), have the distinction of being the EIWA's first father/son/son title holders.

Clinton was named an NWCA Academic All-American and the Class of 1915 Award winner as the top male student-athlete in Penn's 1997 graduating class. He earned dual degrees from the Wharton School of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences.

Following graduation, Clinton has remained an active member of the UPenn, Philadelphia, and national wrestling communities. He currently serves as a member of Penn's Grapplers' Club Board, the Vice Chair and founding member of the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center, and the Vice Chair of the University of Pennsylvania's Athletic Board of Advisors. Matter is also deeply passionate about the Beat the Streets collective mission to empower youth through the sport of wrestling. He is a founding board member of Beat the Streets Philadelphia, has served as the Board Chair since BTSP's inception in 2007, and is currently the Board Chair for Beat the Streets National.

Professionally, Clinton has pursued a career in finance, operating in various roles across the global credit markets over the last 25 years. At present, he works as a Senior Investor Associate Fellow at Bridgewater Associates. Clinton and his wife Kourtney (UPenn '98 and captain of the Penn women's swimming team) live in Summit, NJ and are blessed with four children.