Matthew is the President and CEO of The Dallas Foundation. In his current role, Matthew leads a team of 25 professionals, partners with a dynamic board of community leaders, and supports hundreds of donors in our collective efforts to create meaningful and measurable outcomes. 

Reducing intergenerational poverty is a personal issue for Matthew. He grew up in Detroit, the only child in an economically disadvantaged family. He’ll tell you that his family experienced all the ills of poverty and that providence and several caring adults played a role in leading him to where he is today. He also openly shares how education altered the trajectory of his life and, as a result, spent much of his career focused on increasing opportunities for children from low-income backgrounds to access a high-quality education.

Matthew earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science and Latin American studies from Albion College in Michigan and his Master of Public Affairs from The University of Texas at Austin. He is active in the community and serves on the boards of The Commit Partnership, Education is Freedom, the Clariden School, and Philanthropy Southwest. Matthew is a member of the Dallas Assembly’s Class of 2022. He and his wife, Gitu, a clinical psychologist, reside in Westlake and have a son, Grayson.