Biography
Mathew is a Senior Research Fellow in the Economy team.
He works on the IPPR Commission on Economic Justice, leading on the intersection between economic and technological change, political economy, and workplace democracy.
He is Editor of IPPR Progressive Review, which he helped design and relaunch in the summer of 2017.
Areas of expertise include:
- Economic inequality
- Automation and the economy
- The platform economy
- Ownership models, corporate governance and workplace democracy
- Democratic reform and voting behaviour
Prior to joining IPPR, Mathew worked at the City of London Corporation, developing their cultural strategy, and for Fiona Mactaggart MP, researching workplace rights for migrant domestic workers.
He has a Dual MA:MSc in World History with Distinction from Columbia University and the LSE, holding the Columbia University Alliance Fellowship. He graduated with first-class honours from the LSE in international history, where he received the Sir Huw Wheldon Prize.
Mathew has extensive media experience including TV, radio and print.