Natural from Recife / Brazil, born in 61; married and father of two girls. MA Degree in Philosophy, Sociology and Linguistics with studies in Freiburg i.Brsg., and Frankfurt/Main; Master Thesis with Karl-Otto Apel on Jacques Derrida.

After university Mat spent 31 years on a broad and international banking career at Deutsche Bank with working stations in Germany, Singapore, Brazil and London. Since 01/21 Mat is active as Social Entrepreneur and initiator of Anima Alma Network (AAN).