From his community centered upbringing, to the turmoil of political organizing in some of our nation's most consequential campaigns, Matt Wilson '83 has been on the frontlines of the practical work needed to drive true social change. His articulate and thoughtful perspective on what it means to engage with social service, especially today, is equal parts profound and relevant.

Matt Wilson ’83 has spent his career as an organizer and nonprofit executive leading campaigns to build just, healthy, and vibrant communities. He was the Executive Director of Discovering Justice, which provides civic education programs for Massachusetts students in Grades K-12. He was the founding Executive Director of MASSCreative, the statewide advocacy voice for Massachusetts’ arts, cultural, and creative community, which helped double arts funding in the Commonwealth and also founded Community Action Works (now Slingshot), a New England-wide resource for hundreds of neighborhoods working to protect themselves from pollution threats. He earned his MPA at the Harvard Kennedy School.