About
Matt McKean
Founder and Owner
Ashlyn Consulting Group
Matt has more than 30 years of strategy and management consulting experience, serving public and private clients worldwide.
In addition to founding Ashlyn Consulting Group, Matt has served as Chief Design Officer of a cybersecurity startup, senior manager of classified programs for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and senior manager within Booz Allen Hamilton's International Team.
Matt has a B.S. in Engineering & Management Systems from Princeton University, and he has completed graduate-level coursework in digital design through Harvard University's Extension School. He lives in Virginia's horse and wine country with his wife and their rescued fur babies.
Ashlyn Consulting Group is a specialized consulting and advisory firm that helps clients solve complex challenges and unlock new opportunities at the intersection of risk, security, technology, and performance.
Founded by Matt McKean, we partner with organizations worldwide to reduce risk and unlock new opportunities—especially in AI and cybersecurity—through innovative, practical solutions.
We bring both public and private-sector experience to engagements across financial services, telecommunications, energy, transportation, technology, homeland security, defense, and healthcare.