Matt Burkej

Matt B. began their career in 2010 as a Campaign Staff for Mark Dayton for a Better Minnesota. In 2011, they took on an Office Intern role with Cars With Heart. Matt then joined Kollege Klub as a Manager in 2010. In 2013, they began working at Thomson Reuters as a Business Development Analyst, Strategic Partnerships, Planning & Operations Analyst, Risk Strategy, and Lead Development Specialist. In 2016, they joined brightspot strategy as an Outreach & Operations Lead and Project Coordinator. In 2018, they began working at 2U as an Operations Manager. Most recently, in 2021, they began working at Foundry, a Digital Currency Group Company as a Product Manager, Staking and Blockchain Data Analyst.

Matt B. is currently enrolled in a Data Science Immersive program at General Assembly. Prior to this, they completed a Bachelor's degree in International/Global Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Matt also studied at Franklin University Switzerland. Matt B. obtained their high school diploma from Cretin-Derham Hall in 2009. In addition, they hold two certifications: Certified Scrum Product Owner\u00ae (CSPO\u00ae) from the Scrum Alliance (obtained in May 2021), and Certified Bitcoin Professional from the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4) (obtained in September 2020).