Matthew Kelemen was appointed Senior Program Officer for Youth in February 2007. Prior to joining the Foundation, Matthew spent five years on the senior staff of the San Francisco Unified School District, most recently as the Executive Director for Policy and External Affairs. In this capacity, he oversaw communications and local governmental affairs for the school district, managed relationships with key partner organizations, and supervised the district’s student nutrition services department. Matthew launched and spearheaded numerous policy initiatives and long-range planning efforts focused on issues such as high school reform, principal leadership development, increasing overall enrollment and building the capacity of school site governance teams. Prior to his work and studies in California, Matthew served as a policy analyst in the office of the State Superintendent of Schools in Maryland and staffed a gubernatorial commission on school finance in Maryland. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy from Brown University and a doctoral degree in Educational Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University.