StarSpace46 Chats: Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell

Elected in late 2018, Matt Pinnell serves as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. In that role, he serves as President of the Oklahoma State Senate and is a member of multiple constitutional boards and commissions. Pinnell also currently serves on the Department of Commerce executive committee focusing on small business growth, entrepreneurship, and workforce development.

StarSpace46 Board Secretary Jeff Yenzer recently sat down with Pinnell to discuss how branding and community investment at the state level impact business growth in central Oklahoma and beyond.

Lt. Governor Pinnell also serves as Secretary of Tourism and Branding on Governor Kevin Stitt’s cabinet.

In his role as Secretary of Tourism and Branding, Pinnell oversees the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation and the state’s efforts to promote tourism, the third largest industry in Oklahoma. Pinnell led the successful effort to rebrand the State of Oklahoma, a component of the overall effort to retain and recruit more jobs to the state of Oklahoma. 

Pinnell has a background in entrepreneurship and is a small business owner with his wife, Lisa, who is an inventor and entrepreneur.

Matt is a graduate of Oral Roberts University with a degree in Advertising and lives in Tulsa with his wife and their 4 children who attend Jenks Public Schools.