Matthew Goudeau

Matthew Goudeau is the Executive Director of Arts and Culture who oversees the Arts Commission, Grants for the Arts, and Film SF.

Goudeau has previously held senior roles across six San Francisco mayoral administrations, most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff to Mayor Daniel Lurie. His public service also includes roles as Deputy Chief of Protocol and Director of Grants for the Arts.

In the cultural sector, he has led fundraising and strategic partnerships at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and The David Ireland House in San Francisco, as well as at The Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, where he completed a capital campaign supporting a major permanent work by artist Robert Irwin.

He serves on the board of the Yerba Buena Partnership and is a former board member of ArtCare, CinemaSFBay, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, and the GLBT Historical Society. He is also a longtime volunteer with the St. Anthony Foundation free clothing program. In 2024, he was named a Knight of St. Francis.

He holds a B.A. in Politics and a St. Ignatius Certificate from the University of San Francisco and lives in San Francisco.