Matthew J. Akins (“Matt”) is the President of Baystream Capital Management, LLC (“Baystream”). An accomplished leader, Matt’s primary focus is strengthening financial operations to maximize performance and profitability through collaborative, revenue-focused financial services.

Mr. Akins expertise stems from providing financial, debt, investment advisory and consultative services to cities, counties, states, corporations, and financial institutions across the country.

Mr. Akins began his career in Chicago where he developed his analytical skills working for Wolverine Trading. While at Wolverine, Mr. Akins’ responsibilities included the monitoring of trading positions, risk management, and the preparation of reports that assisted management in making strategic assessments of the firm’s asset holdings and risk. 

Mr. Akins then joined BLX Group delivering strategic financial and consultative services, where his practice focused on debt advisory, structure, and cash flow analysis. He was an integral part of BLX’s Tampa office, where he helped grow the business, manage a team of consultants and oversee daily operations.

Mr. Akins next chapter saw him join FIRVA Capital Management and Bay Securities, where he directed operations and provided banks and insurance companies with proprietary research and analytics, he consulted with the firm’s clients regarding composition and risks inherent within their fixed income and securities portfolio holdings to ensure appropriate returns.