Capt. Matthew W. Kuskie, USA (Ret) is a 2001 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Following combat service in Iraq as an Infantry Officer with the 101st Airborne Division, he received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from George Mason University and served until 2011 as an Army Judge Advocate. Following Kuskie's medical retirement from the Army, he practiced law as an associate in the law firm King & Spalding before transitioning into the financial services industry.

From 2013-2018, Kuskie worked for the veteran-owned investment bank, Drexel Hamilton, and was a Director in the firm's capital markets and investment banking groups. In 2018, he joined U.S. Bank and is currently a Relationship Manager in the Aerospace & Defense Division of the bank's Corporate Banking group.