California Housing Partnership
Matt Alvarez-Nissen has a diverse work experience that spans various roles and organizations.
Their most recent position is as a Senior Research/Policy Associate at California Housing Partnership, which they started in July 2022.
Before that, they worked at Dyett & Bhatia as a Planner, where they held the roles of Assistant Planner/Analyst from January 2021 to December 2021, and Planner from January 2022 to June 2022.
Matt also has experience as a Graduate Researcher at the Changing Cities Research Lab from September 2020 to December 2020, where they conducted research on urban displacement, gentrification, and racial inequality.
Additionally, they were a Research Assistant at the Urban Displacement Project (UDP) from June 2020 to August 2020, where they conducted research on the impacts of climate change-related displacement and developed data visualizations.
Matt has also held positions at Stanford University as a Community Manager for the Synergy Cooperative from September 2019 to June 2020, and as Co-General Manager at KZSU Stanford Radio 90.1FM from June 2019 to June 2020.
Matt has previous research experience as a Research Assistant at the Urban Displacement Project (UDP) from June 2019 to August 2019, where they developed housing production and affordable housing databases.
Matt's earlier work experience includes positions as a Political Intern at the LA Mayor's Office of Economic Development from June 2018 to August 2018, a Data Analysis Intern at LA2050 from June 2018 to August 2018, and a Legislative Intern for Senator Kamala D. Harris at the United States Senate from June 2017 to August 2017.
Overall, Matt Alvarez-Nissen has a strong background in research, urban planning, policy analysis, and community management across various sectors and organizations.
Matt Alvarez-Nissen completed their education at various institutions. From 2019 to 2020, they pursued a Master of Arts in Public Policy at Stanford University. Prior to that, from 2016 to 2020, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies, also from Stanford University. Before their undergraduate studies, they attended Grover Cleveland High School from 2012 to 2016.