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R. Matthew Neff, '80, of Bingham Greenebaum Doll Presents IU McKinney Leadership Luncheon
10/30/2019
R. Matthew Neff, '80, of counsel at Bingham Greenebaum Doll, talked with students at IU McKinney during a luncheon on October 29.
During the event, which was sponsored by the law school's Office of Development, Neff (in the photo at left) talked with students about his work life, which at he termed "a series of happenstances that he would never have believed if anyone had told him this would be his career path," Neff said.
Neff began his career at what was then Baker & Daniels, where he became a partner. He then served as Deputy to the Chair of the Federal Housing Finance Board, which is now known as the Federal Housing Finance Agency, during the George H. W. Bush Administration. After that, he became co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of two Indianapolis companies: Circle Investors, an insurance holding company then-chaired by former Vice President Dan Quayle, '74, and Senex Financial Corp., a healthcare receivables finance company. Neff also served as Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer of AIT Laboratories, a national toxicology lab headquartered in Indianapolis. He took on this role after his tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer of CVH Capital, Inc., the venture capital subsidiary of IU Health.
"The great thing about law school is that it gives you the ability to teach yourself what you need to know," Neff said, pointing out that he could not have foreseen his career in law, banking, investing, and health care law from his vantage point as a literature major at DePauw University. "Law school makes you into a lifelong learner. That's been the key to my success. Being a learner is a great thing for whatever you want to do."
Neff served on the board of Riley Children's Foundation's first-ever Capital Campaign of Riley, which raised over $200 million for the hospital. He also serves on the board of the Fairbank Addiction Treatment Centers, among other charitable endeavours.
"Take your challenges where you find them and grow with them," Neff told the students. "I'm better for having done that."
