Matt Sears

Matt Sears offers more than 10 years experience in the Asian education sector to Higher Ground Education, having worked in industries including training, test preparation, and admissions. At HGE, Sears focuses on international operations and expansion.

Before joining the team, he served as Regional Director – Asia for Seeds Training, where he worked with schools, corporations, and nonprofits to develop and manage education programs for students, teachers, and parents. These programs focused on building leadership capacity, social and emotional development, and communication skills. Sears was also an educational consultant to The Nature Conservancy, one of the world’s largest environmental organizations, for whom he created a full range of environmental educational programming and outreach in Hong Kong. Prior to launching Seeds Training’s Asia business entity, Sears ran the Hong Kong business for The Edge Learning Center, a startup private educational services provider.

Raised in Tokyo and Hong Kong, Sears holds a BA in History and East Asian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and earned his MA in Asia-Pacific Studies from the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. He is the co-founder and co-chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee and the chair of the Hong Kong International School Alumni Association.