
Matthew Crawford
Class of 1994
Matthew Crawford is a Director and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President of ParkOhio, a Cleveland, Ohio based industrial company providing integrated supply chain management services and highly engineered manufactured products in 23 countries. He joined the Company in 1995 as Assistant Secretary and Corporate Counsel, became a Director of the company in 1997, was promoted in 2001 to the position of Senior Vice President, became President in 2003, and was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2019. Along with his duties at ParkOhio, he has also served as President of the Crawford Group since 1995. He has been a member of Resilience Capital Partners Executive Committee (a private equity firm) since 2010 and is a Board Member of Crawford United. Matt’s philanthropic efforts include serving on the boards of the Musical Arts Association (The Cleveland Orchestra) as well as its Audit Committee, University School, Hillcrest Hospital, and Cuyahoga County Bluecoats. He holds a B.A. in Finance from Miami University and his J.D. from CSU|LAW. Matt and his wife, Debbie, have three children and live in Cleveland.
