ABOUT US
Matthew Mazonkey
Senior Director, Government Relations
Airbus Americas, Inc.
Matthew Mazonkey is a member of the Airbus Government Relations team in Washington, DC, after spending more than 10 years on Capitol Hill and with the British Government.
At Airbus, Mazonkey leads on coordinating government relations for the commercial side of the company. This includes working with Capitol Hill and the Administration to shape the political environment so as to maximize profit and revenue opportunities, influence policy and to reduce the barriers to expanded Airbus growth in the US.
Mazonkey previously served as Senior Congressional Advisor for the British Embassy in Washington, DC. As member of the Embassy’s Political Team, he was responsible for coordinating Her Majesty’s Government priorities with the US Congress, and supporting then-Ambassador Peter Westmacott’s engagement with members of both the Senate and House of Representatives. He joined the embassy in September 2013.
From 2010-2013, Mazonkey was Chief of Staff to Congressman Mark Critz (D-Pennsylvania). In this role, he was the principal legislative and political advisor to Critz, who was a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Small Business Committee.
Mazonkey worked for the late-Congressman John Murtha (D-Pennsylvania), and served as his Communications Director (2007-2010) and Legislative Assistant (2005-2007). He was the primary spokesman for the Congressman’s personal office as well as for the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, which Murtha chaired.
Mazonkey graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a certificate in International Studies. He successfully completed the Air Command and Staff College Distance Learning Program through the US Air Force in 2012. He also completed a Leader as Coach Mastery Program in 2017.
