Matt Johnson

Matt co-founded Alley in 2010 to provide consulting and web development expertise for media and non-profit clients. Since then, Alley has built a number of prominent digital media properties and become a leader in developing open source content management and publishing software.

As Alley’s Managing Partner, Matt shares the responsibility of culture evangelism and advocacy with Austin and is particularly passionate about Alley's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. He also works on key client delivery process improvements.

Before Alley, Matt was the principal software engineer for Slate Magazine and, while there, built the economic spin-off site TheBigMoney.com. He also served as the Software Development Manager for the New York Observer, and lead developer for People For the American Way Foundation's youth leadership training programs.

Matt has spoken or presented at several conferences and industry events, including WordCamp Europe, WordCamp New York, SRCCON, and ONA.

Matt received a B.A. in physics and astronomy from Wesleyan University and an M.S. in astrophysics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is based in New York City.