Matthew manages technical partnerships with local governments to advance the energy transition and purchase clean energy. In 2022, he launched and currently leads RMI’s Brightfields Accelerator, a national technical assistance program to help communities deploy clean energy on brownfields and closed landfills. Matthew is a nationally recognized expert on landfill solar, community solar project design, clean energy procurement, and leveraging funding and financing for the energy transition.
Background
Outside of RMI, Matthew serves on the Longmont City Council, chairs the Longmont Urban Renewal Authority, and is on the board of the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center. He previously worked for Sustainable Strategies DC, where he helped more than 30 small municipalities apply for and secure over US$15 million in grants for community and brownfields revitalization priorities. He also worked at the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Maryland Energy Administration. Matthew’s collaboration with cities began in College Park, Maryland, where he advised on transportation, public safety, and sustainability in the City of College Park and University of Maryland.
Education
MPP, Specialization in Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Maryland School of Public Policy
BA, Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park
Location
Longmont, CO
