Matthew Myers

About Matthew Myers

I\'ve spent fourteen years at Human Rights Watch building and leading finance functions that have to work harder than the budget allows. HRW operates across 30+ countries on a lean nonprofit model, and the finance function I run has to be both rigorous and resourceful — supporting a $105M+ organization while staying ahead of the risks that don\'t announce themselves.My work sits at the intersection of financial strategy and organizational leadership. I partner closely with the CFO and board on long-range planning, investment decisions, and risk analysis. I co-lead the development of HRW\'s treasury and cash management function and identified FX exposure as a risk the organization wasn\'t adequately tracking. When our CFO position was vacant for a year, I covered the board finance and executive reporting responsibilities without a gap.

Experience

1. Director of Global Financial Planning and Analysis

   Human Rights Watch

   Sep 2022 — Present

   Leading FP & A for a $105M+ global nonprofit across 30+ countries and 25+ currency markets. My team of seven covers financial planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, and board-level reporting across four continents.The work has expanded well beyond traditional FP & A. I co-built HRW\'s treasury and cash management function with the CFO — including FX risk strategy, bequests policy, and investment account policy — and serve as a core member of HRW\'s Technology and Information Governance Committee and its AI Governance Subcommittee, which shapes how the organization approaches AI adoption, data privacy, and technology investment.Other highlights: redesigned our planning process from static annual budgets to continuous, strategy-aligned forecasting; built HRW\'s data science and BI capability within FP & A from scratch, including our first Data Analyst hire and a 50% efficiency gain through NetSuite and Power BI integration; and personally building AI fluency through hands-on automation development and structured self-study.

Education

• University of Rochester

  Take Five Scholar, Comparative Ethnomusicology: How Music Impacts Society and Culture

  2010 — 2011

• Fairport High School

  International Baccalaureate

  2003 — 2006

• University of Rochester

  B.A., Financial Economics, International Relations

  2006 — 2010