Matt Floca
American facilities manager (born 1986)
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Charles Matthew Floca (born December 1986) is an American facilities manager who has served as the acting president and executive director of the Kennedy Center since 2026. Floca served as the vice president of facilities operations at the Kennedy Center from 2024 to 2026.
December 1986 (age 39)
Matt Floca | |
|---|---|
| President and Executive Director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office March 16, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Grenell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Matthew Floca December 1986 (age 39) |
| Education | Louisiana State University (BS) |
Early life and education (1986–2009)
Charles Matthew Floca was born in December 1986.[1] Floca graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management[2] in 2009.[3]
Career
Government of the District of Columbia (2013–2024)
By 2024, Floca had served as the associate director of sustainability and the director of facilities management for the government of the District of Columbia.[2]
Kennedy Center (2024–present)
In January 2024, Floca became the vice president of facilities operations at the Kennedy Center.[3] He oversaw the use of funding allocated to the center in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including redoing the seats in the opera house, replacing rigging equipment, and installing new chillers and boilers. Floca additionally gave president Donald Trump a tour of the Kennedy Center.[4] Trump provided suggestions for renovating the building to Floca, whom he developed a relationship with. In March 2026, Axios reported that Floca would succeed Richard Grenell as the center's executive director and chief executive.[5] Trump publicly announced the move on March 13, praising Floca.[6] The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted to close the center for two years and appoint Floca as its president and executive director on March 16.[7]