Bass singer who studied government in Harvard University and graduated in 2002. He was a member of The Harvard University Choir and appeared on their yuletide offering, Christmas in the Busch. He is also credited with singing bass on the 2004, Boston Gay Men’s Chorus CD, Razzle Dazzle: The Broadway Hits of Kander and Ebb.
Matt Daggett rowed in the Harvard first eight and then went to Oxford University on a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship where he studied for his MBA. He rowed for them in The Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He also worked in Chile for a social venture fund.
He went on to work for the BCG strategy consultancy for three and a half years and worked on a pro bono case for INGO Save the Children. In 2007 he took up a position at Dalberg Global Development Advisors where he advised international institutions and corporations on international development. From there to become a Senior Advisor to Greenpeace Ltd.
Harvard University Choir recordings
Adeste Fidelis (Frederick Oakeley/John Francis Wade)
Pro Organo CD 7134 (Christmas in the Busch)
Conductor – Murray Forbes Somerville
Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra
Director – Robert Mealy
The Harvard Brass
Soprano – Awet Andemichael
Bass – Mark Risinger
Organists – Erica Johnson and Edward Jones
Here he is thanking Greenpeace supporters for their help with the Amazon Rainforest…
Sources:
- http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Matt-Daggett/1407093761http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Matt-Daggett/1407093761
- https://gov.harvard.edu/files/gov/files/alumni_career_paths_v1.pdf
- http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3121072,00.html
- http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1594262,00.html
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/rowing/3040060/The-Boat-Race-Oxford-seek-to-build-on-success.html
- http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2001/10/23/athlete-of-the-week-mens-heavyweight/