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Matthew R Shay

President and CEO · National Retail Federation INC

President and CEO at National Retail Federation INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$5.1M
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President and CEO of National Retail Federation INC, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $5.1M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as President and CEO, Nrf of Nrf Foundation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association, since 2010. Shay has transformed NRF into Washington's most powerful voice for the retail industry, doubling membership and revenue during his tenure.

Under his leadership, NRF represents the nation's largest private-sector industry employer, responsible for creating one in four U.S. jobs, and he is a frequent commentator on CNBC, Fox Business Network, and Bloomberg Television.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
2010–present as President and CEO of NRF
Education
  • Wittenberg University (BA)
  • Ohio State University College of Law (JD)
  • Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (MBA)

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

National Retail Federation INC President and CEO · $93.4M revenue · Washington, DCNRF'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE AND PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE RETAIL INDUSTRY AND TO HELP RETAILERS ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR BUSINESS.pay $3.9M → $5.1MFiled FY2025, FY2024, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$5.1Mreported comp
Nrf Foundation President and CEO, Nrf · $10.8M revenue · Washington, DCTHE NRF FOUNDATION SHAPES RETAIL'S FUTURE BY BUILDING AWARENESS OF THE INDUSTRY THROUGH STATISTICS AND STORIES; DEVELOPING TALENT THROUGH EDUCATION,…Filed FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Matthew R Shay

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Matthew R Shay 1 organization · Washington, DCChamber of Commerce of the United States of America

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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President and CEO · FY2023
$4.6M
D
SVP, Government Relations · FY2025
$1.2M
S
Secretary and General Counsel · FY2025
$972K
W
SVP, Public Relations/Ed · FY2025
$843K
S
SVP, Conferences · FY2025
$668K
A
Senior Director, Exhibits · FY2025
$640K
J
SVP, Content-Education · FY2025
$541K
L
SVP, Member Development & Strategic (end 5/20) · FY2020
$516K
M
Chief Marketing Officer & EVP · FY2024
$425K
A
Executive Director · FY2025
$377K
E
President · FY2020
$344K
R
Sr. Director, Retailer Eng · FY2021
$113K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org