Transparent Engagement
As a school dedicated to solving real world public problems, we recognize the strong value of faculty
engagement with public and private actors outside of HKS. The school seeks to advance and strengthen
our connections to the world of practice in both its scholarship and teaching. We will continue to
promote and support these activities as appropriate.
At the same time, as a school dedicated to advancing the public interest, the reputations of individual
faculty members, the School, the University, and the credibility of our work itself can be damaged by
potential conflicts of interest. To address this, the University and the School have adopted a set of
disclosure and conflict of interest policies. Such policies aim to balance the value of involvement with
the real world actors we seek to understand, the legitimate desire of the public for transparency, and
the autonomy and privacy interests of individual members of the faculty. A simple summary of our goal is "transparent engagement."
This website is one of many tools available to HKS faculty to facilitate public disclosure of their outside professional activities.
Outside Professional Activities For Matthew Andrews
Before joining the Kennedy School, Matt worked for provincial government in South Africa and at the World Bank. He continues to do consulting and advisory work for the World Bank and other international organizations (like the Swedish and British development agencies). He also still participates in development initiatives promoted in his home country, working to promote public policy training with partners at the University of Cape Town and with the Collaborative Budget Reform Initiative (Cabri). Matt also sits on the boards of Global Integrity (an NGO committed to promoting transparency in development) and the Budget Strengthening Initiative (BSI) run by the Overseas Development Institute. Matt does research and consulting work in many countries, most recently including Colombia, Albania, Liberia, Uganda, Jamaica, Oman, and Mozambique. He has also worked on the processes of reform and policy change with private and nonprofit organizations (like the International Center for Sports Security and the Colombian crowdfunding firm Prodigy Network. Most of his research work passes through his small sole private firm, GETREALREFORM LLC.
