Matthew Burns

Matthew Burns is a technical fellow and senior vice president with WSP, where he serves as US national director of the firm’s PFAS practice and global lead of its Emerging Contaminants Practice Area Network. An environmental engineer with more than 30 years of experience, he specializes in environmental biogeochemistry and in-situ remediation, helping clients address complex contamination, liability, and risk-management challenges involving PFAS, chlorinated solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, and other contaminants. Burns also advises organizations on PFAS risk and readiness strategies, including product stewardship, supply-chain assessments, product transitions, evidence preservation, and preparation for evolving regulatory and liability frameworks. He holds an MS degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Maryland and a BS degree in environmental science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.