Matthew De Galan

Matthew De Galan leads the Carter Center’s communications efforts, including media relations, branding, digital communications, campaigns, and elevating the organization’s key issues in global forums. He joined The Carter Center in February 2022.

De Galan has served in senior leadership roles at the United Nations, the NIKE Foundation, Mercy Corps, CARE, Heifer, and Girl Effect. Most recently, he served as senior director for brew advisors, a consulting firm that helps social impact organizations build movements and shape messaging.

At the U.N., De Galan led external relations for the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, which coordinates efforts across U.N. agencies, NGOs, and governments to end of all forms of violence against children by 2030 (SDG 16.2). At Girl Effect, a London-based NGO, he led the organization’s work in West Africa and launched a global digital platform that reached more than 5 million girls in 67 countries.