When the new UMS president Matthew VanBeisen left his position as president for the New York Philharmonic and relocated to Ann Arbor, he fielded a lot of questions regarding how he came to that decision.

Now, one year after his transition to the role, Matthew sits down with Ann Arbor SPARK president and CEO Paul Krutko to share with us his impressions of Ann Arbor and how he was surprised to discover how significant the region’s entrepreneurial spirit influences the community and culture.