Hello there — I’m Matt. I’m a policy researcher working at the intersection of AI, privacy, and emerging technology regulation. My work focuses on how technical systems create real-world social impact, translating complex technical questions into evidence-based frameworks for lawmakers, regulators, and civil society.

I’m currently a Policy Fellow at the Knight-Georgetown Institute, where I study how regulators and courts evaluate evidence about digital platforms. Previously, I was a Policy Fellow at the Open Technology Institute at New America, where I researched agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol, and contributed to research on how cities and states are integrating AI into government processes. Before that, I worked at Georgetown’s Massive Data Institute studying the effectiveness of social media messaging in elections.

Before entering policy, I worked in film, television, and theater. As Director of Development for a production company, I helped develop projects for Netflix, FX, and Broadway, managing projects from early research through production. During that time, I also wrote several plays about technology that were produced in theaters across the country.

And somehow, this all started with a job in the writers’ room at Late Night with Seth Meyers.