Matthew Herrmann

Matt Herrmann has worked with TRG for over eight years, now serving in the capacity as a Principal. In that time, he has helped secure policy language in various legislation, notably the annual defense authorization bill. Prior to joining TRG, he served for more than a decade on Capitol Hill, and at the National Guard Bureau (NGB) as the Executive Officer for the NGB’s Office of Legislative Liaison.

On the Hill, Mr. Herrmann worked as Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo of Guam, the Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. He held a variety of legislative roles in Congresswoman Bordallo’s office; as a military legislative assistant, senior legislative assistant, and legislative director. As Chief of Staff, he became intimately familiar with the House Armed Services Committee and its annual defense authorization bill. Mr. Herrmann has an extensive background in policy issues impacting the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

In these roles he championed efforts on rebalancing U.S. military force posture in the INDOPACOM AOR and secured billions in funding for Guam. He has assisted a range of TRG clients to fix Department of Defense procurement issues, secure millions in Congressional appropriations, and develop successful strategies to raise an entity’s awareness with relevant stakeholders on Capitol Hill. These successes included securing funding from the Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base, establishing a new manufacturing capability on Guam, and establishing the Army’s Advanced and Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence. Outside of the firm, Mr. Herrmann is an Adjunct Faculty Member at the American University in Washington, DC teaching a class on government policy and technology.