Matthew W. Greene

Dr. Matthew Greene is President of Matthew Greene Educational Consulting, LLC. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Dartmouth College (1990) where he majored in history modified with government. He joined his family's firm, Howard Greene & Associates in 1997 after earning both his Master’s Degree in Public Policy and his Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2014, he started his own consultancy, and now practices independently, counseling families on secondary school, college, and graduate school admission, as well as career planning, in Connecticut, New York, nationally, and internationally.

Matthew is the author of Learning about School Violence, and is co-author with Howard Greene of the books in the Greenes’ Guides to Educational Planning series. Over the years, he has written for Knight Ridder-Tribune News Service, University Business Magazine, and CollegeBoundNews. Matthew and Howard co-hosted two PBS television programs, “Ten Steps to College with the Greenes” and “Paying for College with the Greenes.” Their latest books are a Third Edition of The Hidden Ivies (HarperCollins) and College Grad Seeks Future (St. Martin’s Press). Matthew speaks on educational planning and college admissions, and is trained in mediation and conflict resolution techniques. He has appeared in People and Bloomberg Magazine, and has been interviewed on educational issues by such news media as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, News 12 Connecticut, and NPR radio programs. He also presents educational planning sessions for such organizations as Tuesday’s Children, the Parents League, and public libraries.

A longtime guitarist and singer, Matthew plays in a local band and on his own, sees as much live music as possible, and enjoys biking, hiking, tennis, platform tennis, running, and skiing. He lives in Wilton, Connecticut, with his wife and four children.