Matthew Gross

Newsela

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Overview

Matt has a nineteen-year career in the education sector, for-profit and nonprofit entrepreneurship, and product development and distribution. He is the Founder and the current CEO of Newsela, an education technology startup dedicated to transforming the way learners access the world through words. Matthew was also the Executive Director of the Regents Research Fund, a privately funded affiliate of the New York State Board of Regents and Education Department that helped lead the implementation of Race to the Top–driven education reforms. Reporting to Education Commissioner John King, Jr, Matthew oversaw the organization’s growth strategy, public–private partnerships, talent acquisition, and day-to-day operations. While at the Fund, Matthew led the development of EngageNY.org, a web application providing teachers and administrators with resources for implementation of Common Core state standards and teacher and principal evaluations. Since its August 2011 launch, the site has been viewed over fourteen million times by educators in all fifty states.