Matthew Gray

In 2021, Matt began serving as Senior VP of Program for the Student Conservation Association, the U.S.’s oldest and largest climate corps. Before this position, he served as Chief of Sustainability for the City of Cleveland to create a thriving green city on a blue lake. Here, led development and implementation of the award-winning “Cleveland Climate Action Plan: Building Thriving and Resilient Neighborhoods for All.”

Prior experience includes a Fulbright Fellowship in Mauritius focused on climate adaptation and four years with the US Department of Energy, where he served as Chair of the Interagency Sustainability Working Group.

Matt has bachelor degrees in Industrial Engineering and Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters in Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University.