Matt Ragghianti

After moving to Los Angeles from Marin County in 1995 to take a job in advertising, Matt somehow fell into the entertainment business and began a career working on a number of films and TV shows for such companies as ABC, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures & Miramax.

In 2004 Matt was invited to join the writing staff of the new ABC show LOST, which both the network and the show’s creators guaranteed would be cancelled before its thirteenth episode. LOST won the Emmy®, Golden Globe and Writers Guild Award for Best Drama and went on to become one of the most culturally significant shows in television history.

After writing the script for the hit video game TOMB RAIDER: ANNIVERSARY Matt co-created and wrote the groundbreaking web-series THE RESISTANCE for the Starz Network and Ghost House Pictures, which went on to have its television premiere on the Syfy channel.

While serving as Managing Producer in Creative Partnerships and Innovation for NBC/Universal, Matt wrote and produced award-winning campaigns for clients including Sprint, Honda, Subway, Dodge and many others, reigniting his passion for storytelling through advertising, and leading him to found Regular Beans Inc. in 2011.

Matt is consumed by the creation and sharing of great stories across all media and continues to work on a wide variety of projects for his valued clients. He is a contributing writer for multiple publications around the world and a frequent guest lecturer in the MFA Screenwriting and Producing program at UCLA. Matt lives with his wife, Michelle and their two sons, Vincent & Dominic in Los Angeles.