Matthew earned his BA in Mathematics and Economics from Williams College in 2016, writing his undergraduate thesis on consumers' responses to British Columbia's carbon tax. After a year working as a research assistant at Stanford University, Matthew began his PhD in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley, where he took courses in environmental and public economics. His doctoral dissertation consisted of three essays on the government's role in addressing externalities, with a particular focus on accounting for practical and political constraints when designing environmental policies.

As a Fellow at the Harvard University Center for the Environment, Matthew will work with Robert Stavins at the Kennedy School of Government, using newly-developed survey methods to understand how individuals' beliefs and biases impact their demand for climate policy and air pollution regulations.