JENNIFER HALSTEAD
COO & EVP
Matt Construction
Jennifer Halstead has nearly 30 years of commercial construction experience and has completed over $2 billion of projects in domestic and international markets. Her construction career spans operations positions from field engineer to president. Halstead is known for her expertise in leading integrated cross-functional teams on large, diverse projects, particularly for design-build and other collaborative delivery methods. She also brings her strategic approach to use of technology in field solutions and process innovations.
Halstead holds a bachelor’s degree in General Engineering with a secondary field in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Construction Engineering and Management from USC. She is a 20+ year member of the Society of Women Engineers, including past president of the SWE-RMS section. She is also a 13-time volunteer puppy raiser for Canine Companions Independence, a national service dog organization.