Matthew J. Shuman currently serves as the Government Marketing & Engagement Manager for Philips Health Care, a company dedicated to positively impacting the lives of 3 billion people by 2030. A large focus of this initiative is through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD), particularly, as they are Philips’ largest global customer.

Prior to joining Philips Health Care in April 2019, Mr. Shuman served as the Director of the National Legislative Division for The American Legion, serving in that position from January of 2017 until he joined Philips.  Matthew proudly served veterans with The American Legion beginning in 2015, starting as an Assistant Legislative Director with the Veterans Employment & Education portfolio in Washington, D.C. The National Legislative Director serves as the chief lobbyist for the 2-million-member organization, interfaces with federal agencies, the White House, and the media to share what The American Legion is doing in Congress in the name of the 22 million American veterans. In 2018, Matthew was listed as one of the most influential veterans on Capitol Hill.  

Mr. Shuman honorably served in the United States Army from 2008 to 2012, most notably as a Military Police Officer, concluding his military career serving on the Arizona Army National Guard Honor Guard, providing military funeral honors for this nation’s fallen soldiers.

Following his military service, Matthew first attended college at Grand Canyon University and R.O.T.C. at Arizona State University before graduating from Marymount University in Arlington, VA, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. While working towards his degree, he worked on Capitol Hill for two members of Congress, with an intermittent break for the 2012 election cycle.

In his time with The American Legion, Matthew was involved with the creation and passage of vital pieces of legislation impacting America’s veterans including:

• VA Appeals Modernization Act
• VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
• The Forever G.I. Bill
• Extension of CHOICE funding,
• The American Legion Centennial Commemorative Coin
• The VA MISSION ACT, and
• The LEGION Ac

All bills that improve the quality of life for servicemembers, veterans and their families.

Matthew is an Arizona native, and a member of American Legion Post # 44 in Scottsdale, AZ. In his spare time, Matthew also serves on the Advisory Board of The Independence Fund, a veteran’s service organization dedicated to providing tracked wheelchairs to our most catastrophically injured veterans.  Matthew lives in Arlington, Virginia, with his husband, also named Matthew.