Matthew Carpen
Managing Director, Barking Riverside

Matthew has overall responsibility for Barking Riverside, a joint venture between L&Q and the Mayor of London, which is one of the largest development sites in the UK. Prior to this Matthew worked at the GLA for ten years under both former London Mayor Ken Livingston and Boris Johnson, first as part of the Planning team and later in the Housing and Land team where he was instrumental in bringing forward a new masterplan at Barking Riverside alongside the Barking Riverside railway extension finance package, which has unlocked the entire investment area.