Matt Sigelman

Matt Sigelman is President of the Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit data laboratory working at the

intersection of the future of work and the future of learning to advance economic mobility, shared

prosperity, and improved outcomes for workers and learners. Named by Forbes to its Future of Work 50,

Matt has dedicated his career to bridging the gap between talent and opportunity.

Previously Chairman and CEO of Lightcast, Matt pioneered the field of real-time labor market analytics, a

breakthrough innovation that transformed the way employers, education institutions, policy makers, and

workers understand, plan for, and connect with the world of work.

In addition to serving as Senior Advisor at the Harvard Project on the Workforce and a Futures Fellow at

the Stanford Center on Longevity, Matt is a member of the RAISE US advisory board and the New York

State FutureWorks Commission. He writes widely on the job market, has testified before Congress, and is

consulted frequently by public officials and the global media. He is also Founder of the Main Line

Classical Academy, an elementary school bringing the classical liberal arts curriculum and rigorous study

in math and science to the kindergarten level on up and dedicated to the idea that children are never too

young to learn great things.

Matt holds an AB from Princeton University, an MBA from Harvard, and is a member of the Council on

Foreign Relations.