Matt Segneri

Matt Segneri is an expert in civic and social innovation and a trusted advisor to business, government and nonprofit leaders. He works on the Government Innovation team at Bloomberg Philanthropies, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s charitable foundation, and leads initiatives to promote public sector innovation and spread proven and promising ideas among cities. Prior to Bloomberg Philanthropies, he served as a senior advisor to Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, where he focused on innovation and entrepreneurship, service and civic engagement, and safety and security. Matt joined the Mayor’s Office as an HBS Leadership Fellow. Previously, he worked as a Special Advisor Intern at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Matt also worked as a project leader at Monitor Group, a global strategy consulting firm, where he served domestic and international clients across the private, public and social sectors.

Matt holds an AB with honors in Psychology from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he served as Co-President of the Social Enterprise Club. He serves on the board of directors of Generation Citizen. He is a Truman National Security Fellow and a Fuse Corps Advisor. He was born in Peoria (IL), grew up in South Florida and Southern New Jersey, and recently moved from Boston to Brooklyn with his wife Whitney and his one-year-old daughter Riley.

He can be reached at msegneri@mba2010.hbs.edu and his Twitter handle is @MattSegneri.