Matthew Fieldman

Matthew Fieldman is Director of Strategic Programs and Innovation for SME, a national nonprofit devoted to manufacturing workforce development. Since 2015, he has held various roles in manufacturing-focused nonprofits. As Vice President of External Affairs for MAGNET, he launched the Ohio Manufacturing Survey; helped launch manufacturing apprenticeships for inner-city youth; and was responsible for fundraising and legislative and media relations. Then, as executive director of America Works, Matt helped coordinate the American manufacturing industry's training efforts, working across the nation's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) system to increase collaboration, efficiency, and impact. Matt is the founding Board Chair of EDWINS Restaurant and Leadership Institute, Cleveland's first nonprofit restaurant and one of the country’s only social enterprises training formerly incarcerated individuals for culinary careers. In 2016, Matt founded Cleveland Codes, one of the nation's first nonprofit software bootcamps that prepares low-income adults for technology careers. His current venture is Rekindle, a national nonprofit focused on connecting the Black and Jewish communities with local chapters in 25 cities nationally. A native of Orlando, Florida, Matt earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from University of Florida and a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University. He is an Ariane de Rothschild and American Council on Germany Transatlantic Fellow. Matthew is a Fellow of the Civil Society Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.