Welcome! I'm Matt Buckley
Welcome to my personal site. I am a globally experienced Vice President of Communications with 20+ years in the information technology and insurance sectors. I am passionate about what I do and have achieved demonstrable success as a collaborative business partner and an astute, values-based leader.
What inspires me? Purpose-driven work; collaborating with great people; and knowing I'm making a measurable difference through integrated communications that support the needs of the business. Then, recharging with my family and pursuing further meaning through my activities and interests and the organizations I support.
I am skilled in protecting and enhancing corporate reputations, driving internal change management, leading and motivating complex multi-cultural organizations, and owning sensitive corporate communications projects.
Here you can learn more about me, my experiences, and my accomplishments. Feel free to explore and get in touch if you have any questions.
Matt Buckley
Vice President, Communications; Foundation Executive Director
Phone:
+1 (508) 244-9182
Email:
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
EXPERIENCE
HP Inc.
2022 - 2024
Vice President, Head of the HP Foundation and Employee Communications
January - December 2024
Led the HP Foundation – a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization of HP Inc. – and the company’s global Employee Communications programs.
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Drove ‘ahead of schedule’ progress against the Foundation’s 2030 giving, volunteering and Digital Equity goals: surpassing $150M in cumulative giving and doubling year-over-year volunteering in 2024.
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Outstanding recognition: HP Foundation/Social Impact team named TIME’s Team of the Year in 2023.
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Rebooted internal communication strategies to enable managers and inspire employees, foster pride and engagement, and illuminate HP's purpose and values. Employee excitement about the future of HP and belief that senior leadership "provides clear direction for the future" both polled consistently at >90% in 2024.
Liberty Mutual Insurance
2019 - 2022
Vice President, Head of the HP Foundation and Thought Leadership
September 2022 - March 2024
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Led the creation and execution of HP’s first-ever global and cross-functional thought leadership program: the Work Relationship Index. Designed to establish HP as a go-to leader in the Hybrid Work conversation, the Index’s report and visual assets achieved widespread earned, owned, and social media traction in 60+ countries.
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Work Relationship Index 'hero' video which fed 3.9M Instagram views and 6.4M social media impressions in the days following the initial Work Relationship Index launch.
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Core HP Work Relationship Index site, with latest annual report, key findings and content archive.
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Invited to present HP’s Work Relationship Index findings in various Sales calls, and at GM’s annual Geek Week as a featured guest speaker.
Vice President, Internal Communications
July 2019 - August 2022
Managed internal communications for Liberty Mutual’s largest business unit, Global Retail Markets (GRM), across 16 markets worldwide. Ensured the creation and deployment of strategically aligned internal communications programs designed to accelerate business objectives, foster greater trust in leaders, and inspire greater engagement with employees.
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Introduced an annual 'Vision Cascade' for GRM, through which every employee was enabled to directly connect their work to the goals of the business. Engagement and understanding of the strategy hit record highs (>95%); the program was subsequently adopted by the rest of Liberty.
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Provided direct counsel to GRM’s Executive Leadership Team on communications activities and imperatives.
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Through the pandemic, prioritized a focus on clear, informative and supportive communications through which the business and its leadership could be seen to truly live its corporate values. Communication was consistently identified as the leading factor in employees’ satisfaction with Liberty’s pandemic response.
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Oversaw the comms strategy and execution supporting GRM’s 2022 acquisition of State Auto Group.
Dell Technologies
2016 - 2019
Senior Director, International Communications
September 2016 - June 2019
Following Dell's acquisition of EMC, drove the strategy and execution of Dell Technologies' communications initiatives in all international markets: Asia-Pacific & Japan; Europe, the Middle East & Africa; Latin America; and Canada.
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Led the proactive management, enhancement and protection of Dell's visibility and reputation – with a consistent voice around the world. Remit included: Corporate & Crisis, Technology, Business and Thought Leadership communications programs, and aligned Social Media.
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Achieved and maintained top three share-of-voice ranking every year for each of the company's priority topics, as well as an annual target of >98% for ‘positive or neutral’ global media coverage.
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Owned strategy, messaging and project management for sensitive communications initiatives, including: the IPO of Pivotal Software Inc., senior executive departures, product divestitures, and litigation.
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Successfully integrated Dell's and EMC's international communications teams and rearchitected the new company's agency network following the largest technology merger of all time ($67 billion).
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Global team of 37; annual budget of $8 million.
EMC Corporation
2008 - 2016
Senior Director, Global Theater Communications & Customer References
January 2015 - September 2016
Relocated from the UK to lead the strategy and execution of EMC's communications initiatives in all of its regional markets - including successful internal comms and external programs focused on growing brand awareness and share-of-voice on key topics.
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Redesigned and rebooted EMC's Customer References team and global strategy.
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When EMC was acquired by Dell in 2016: led the planning of the ‘Day One’ celebrations marking the launch of Dell Technologies, from initial ideation to execution. This involved creating and motivating cross-functional teams from across seven companies to bring to life a worldwide broadcast and over 100 'watch parties' for 140,000 global employees.
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For the broadcast, I worked with Guinness World Records to design a world record title for the new Dell Technologies entity, involving hundreds of team members in four locations around the world. This video tells the story.
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Senior Manager, EMEA Communications
December 2008 - February 2013
RSA Security / The Security Division of EMC
2001 - 2008
Corporate PR Manager
September 2004 - December 2008
EMEA PR Manager
April 2001 - September 2004
Noiseworks Public Relations
1999 - 2001
Senior Account Director
February 1999 - April 2001
Air France
1996 - 1999
Human Resources Specialist
November 1996 - February 1999
Drougia-Trigoni Institute
1995 - 1996
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
September 1995 - June 1996
Director, PR & Communications, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
February 2013 - January 2015
SKILLS
Employee engagement and strategic clarity
Corporate philanthropy
M&A, crisis communications
Values-led management; career development and mentoring
Thought leadership programs
Leading global, cross-functional teams
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
'FUTURE READY' LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
At HP I was selected as one of 20 senior executives for the inaugural cohort of the company’s top-tier leadership development program. Over 18 months – which included a customer immersion week in Malaysia – I grew my skills in systems thinking, global resilience, geopolitics, and leading with purpose.
DIFFERENTIATED THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
I led the creation and execution of HP’s first-ever global thought leadership program: the Work Relationship Index. Designed to establish HP as a go-to leader in the Hybrid Work conversation, the Index’s report and visual assets achieved widespread earned, owned, and social media traction in 60+ countries.
GROWING STRATEGIC CLARITY
I introduced an annual Vision Cascade for Liberty Mutual’s largest business unit, through which every employee was enabled to directly connect their work to the goals of the business. Engagement and understanding of the strategy hit record highs (>95%); the program was subsequently adopted by the rest of Liberty.
EDUCATION
1991-1995
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Degree in French, with Italian and Computer Studies
University of London
Four-year program focused on the French language and culture, and its historic literature. This included a year studying in Grenoble, France.
1984-1991
Secondary (High) School
Abingdon School (Abingdon, UK)
I completed my Secondary School education with 'A' Level qualifications in French, Latin and History.