Matthew Burnett is the CEO and Co-Founder of Maker’s Row, an online marketplace for American manufacturers with a network of over 9,500 manufacturers and 90,000 brands creating products in the USA. Matthew, a Detroit native, received a BFA in industrial design from Pratt Institute. His early career began as a timepiece designer for Marc Jacobs, Diesel, and DKNY. Before Maker’s Row, Matthew has founded a watch company and leather goods line (The Brooklyn Bakery) which exposed him to the firsthand benefits of manufacturing domestically in order to maintain control over the quality of production and form closer relationships with suppliers and contractors. In 2011 Burnett partnered with Tanya Menendez on The Brooklyn Bakery to manage sales and operations. From this collaboration, with Burnett’s background in manufacturing and Menendez’s experience with operations, they began to develop the blueprint for what is today, Maker’s Row.