Matt Baldwin

About Matt Baldwin

I help executive teams build intelligent and proportionate governance programs for information and AI systems in order to solve data risk and compliance problems.When my team is on the job we make your problems our problem. We do our homework, provide first-in-class advice, and then roll up our sleeves to work alongside you to convert insight into action. We don\'t believe in governance for its own sake. We help clients cut through the regulatory fog and the morass of theory in order to clear the path for the business to succeed. We build reasonable oversight programs that facilitate the work clients need to do. What I bring:• Subject matter expertise in U.S. AI legislation• Certification as an Information Privacy Professional.• Advanced, Ph.D. level skills in writing, research, data analysis and design• 20+ years of experience working directly with groups of people in teaching, presenting, workshopping, and facilitating complex conversations.I\'m a consulting professional with experience serving clients in finance, insurance, health services, munitions, energy, law, professional services, and more, doing projects in TPRM, CFIUS Export Control TPAs, Data Risk Management, Data Lifecycle Management and AI Governance.My Background and MissionI\'ve lived a life shaped by the quest for understanding.I also believe that insight and knowledge are what drive conscientious, responsible, and successful action in the world.So my life\'s purpose is simple: let clear understanding drive successful action.An old pragmatic adage holds that,\"a problem well-stated is half-solved.\" I do strongly believe that problem-solving must begin with doing your homework. Research and analysis bring problems clearly into focus, so that the path to solution comes into view. But, nobody needs a half-solved problem. You solve problems by taking action. It sounds simple, but this is deep stuff. We are driven forward by puzzles, wonders, doubts, desires and needs. Necessity gives birth to invention. This circular motion drives development: take stock, seek understanding, take action. Repeat.Beyond workI’m a lifelong language learner (German, French, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and lately … Dutch). I love cooking, eating, lifting weights, walking, running, biking, surfing, SUP, coding, and reading. I can never resist recommending a good book: recent favorites include When We Cease to Understand the World and The Maniac by Benjamín Labatut.

Experience

1. Associate

   Alvarez & Marsal

   Jan 2024 — Present · NC, US

Education

• University of Chicago

  Ph.D., Bible / New Testament Studies

  1995 — 2002

• Columbia College, Columbia University

  A.B., Religion

  1987 — 1991

• University of Chicago

  M.Div.

  1992 — 1995