Matt Sigelman is President of the Burning Glass Institute and a leading voice in connecting people to opportunity through skills. He pioneered the field of real-time labor market data, helping to revolutionize how governments, educators, employers, and workers understand and navigate the job market. As former CEO and Chairman of Lightcast, he led the use of AI and natural language processing to analyze billions of job listings and career histories across 30+ countries, uncovering insights into evolving workforce needs and pathways to social mobility. His work identifies which skills drive opportunity and resilience in the face of automation. Matt is a Senior Advisor at The Harvard Project on the Workforce and has served as a consultant to global leaders and media. He also founded Main Line Classical Academy to bring rigorous liberal arts education to young children. He holds degrees from Princeton (AB) and Harvard (MBA) and previously worked at McKinsey and Capital One.