Matt Van Epps was appointed Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of General Services (DGS) by Governor Bill Lee, effective October 1, 2024. DGS provides operational support services to all other departments and agencies in Tennessee State Government. As commissioner, he oversees all divisions within DGS, including the Division of Administration, Central Procurement Office (CPO), Document Solutions, Real Estate Asset Management (STREAM), and Vehicle & Asset Management (VAM).

Before his appointment, Matt previously worked as a consultant and served as senior vice president of operations at Main Street Health, a start-up focused on improving value-based rural healthcare across America. He has held multiple roles within the Governor Lee administration, including deputy chief operating officer in the Governor’s Office and strategic planner with the COVID-19 Unified Command Group, assistant director of procurement and contracts with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, and assistant commissioner with the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services.

Matt previously served as a Tennessee Higher Education Commission member and will serve on various boards and commissions as Commissioner of DGS. He is a graduate of the 2024 class of Leadership Nashville and continues to serve his state and country in the Tennessee Army National Guard.

Matt is a West Point graduate and veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served ten years as an active-duty Army helicopter pilot with multiple combat deployments. He earned his Master of Public Administration (MPA) from UNC at Chapel Hill. He lives in Nashville with his wife and daughter.