Matthew J. Hynes

Mr. Matthew J.
Hynes leads the Labor & Government Strategies Team and is a member of the Labor Impact Fund Investment Committee.
Prior to joining GCM Grosvenor, Mr. Hynes was a Senior Advisor to the Mayor and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Legislative Counsel and Government Affairs for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Mr. Hynes served as a key strategist and manager on matters critical to the Mayor’s office and city government, including local, state, and federal legislative policy, infrastructure initiatives, and collective bargaining.
He also served as the Co-Chairman of the City of Chicago Labor Management Cooperation Committee (LMCC).
Previously, he worked as an attorney in private practice, specializing in local government law, municipal finance and government relations.
Mr. Hynes began his career as a staff attorney for the Federal Public Defender Program in Chicago.
Mr. Hynes received his Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Notre Dame and his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Mr. Hynes currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Federation of Labor Workforce and Community Initiative.