Matthew MacEachern

Matt is the Principal and Founder of Emeritus Ltd., a design, planning, and architecture firm headquartered on Nantucket, with additional offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Jupiter, Florida.

Matt is deeply committed to the Nantucket community. He has served as Associate Commissioner for the Nantucket Historic District Commission, was the founding Chair of the Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust, and served on the Board of Trustees for the Nantucket Boys and Girls Club from 2012 to 2025, including a recent term as Board Chair.

Matt has called Nantucket home since 2000, where he lives with his wife, Evelyn, and their children: Hunter, 24; Grace (2006–2014); and Xavier, 11, a student at Nantucket Lighthouse School. As a Lighthouse parent, Matt values the school’s holistic and joyful approach to education and how it inspires children to love learning.