Before founding and heading up the Good Work Institute, Matt was the longest serving employee and the VP, Values and Impact at Etsy.com. In that role he oversaw the stewardship of the company’s vision mission, and values, and worked to give all employees the means and the desire to maximize the benefit their work has on people and the planet.

In 2013, he was named a GOOD Magazine ‘Figure of Progress’. The next year he was named as one of the Purpose Economy 100. In 2016, He became a BALLE Local Economy Fellow. In addition to chairing the board at GWI, Matt also serves on the Board of Directors for the Schumacher Center for New Economics (Chair) and the Hawthorne Valley Association. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and a candidate for a Master’s degree in Climate Science and Policy at Bard College. He lives in Rhinebeck, NY with his wife and three children.