DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek

What does the outlook look like for businesses in Minnesota in 2024? What programs are available from the State which can help our businesses in the Midway? Join us on January 31 as we hear from DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek. 

About Commissioner Varilek

Matt Varilek became DEED Commissioner on June 30, 2023. Since 2016, he served as President of the Little Falls-based Initiative Foundation, which supports economic and community development in the 14 counties and two sovereign tribal nations of Central Minnesota. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), regional administrator for U.S. SBA Region VIII, and a candidate for Congress in South Dakota. He also served as an Economic Development Director and Speechwriter for the offices of U.S. Senators Tom Daschle and Tim Johnson, and Director of Policy and Research for Natsource LLC, an energy brokerage based in New York. Commissioner Varilek earned a B.A. from Carleton College, a M.Phil in Economic Development from the University of Glasgow, and a M.Phil. in Environment and Development from the University of Cambridge.