Matt Ford resides in Rainelle, WV with his wife Jamie and two sons, Peyton and Jacob. He is the co-owner and founder of Greenbrier Environmental Group, Inc. and Executive Director of Meadow River Valley Association, Inc. He currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors for Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation and the Air & Waste Management Association, WV Chapter. He also serves on the board of directors for the Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation. He is a co-founder of the Greater Greenbrier Long-Term Recovery Committee and worked with volunteers to help with recovery from the 2016 flooding in southern WV.

His family has lived and worked in Greenbrier and Fayette Counties for 8 generations. His education started in Germany at a Department of Defense Dependent School while his dad was serving in the U.S. Army. He attended elementary and jr. high at Crichton. He is a graduate of Greenbrier West High School, West Virginia University, and Marshall University.

Mr. Ford has extensive experience in brownfields restoration and community/economic development. His projects include remediation of the Freedom Industries site in Charleston, WV; Repurposing of the former Rupert Elementary School; remediation of the former Century Aluminum Plant in Ravenswood, WV; Development of the Meadow River Rail Trail; and hundreds of other sites across the eastern United States for Federal, State, and private-sector clients.