Matthew Roth

Matthew Roth is a seasoned product manager, writer, editor, and community manager with extensive experience in social media, public relations, media relations, political organizing, policy analysis, and campaign management. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Writing from The New School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Colgate University. Prior to his current position as Senior Manager of Product Management at Flickr, he served as Principal Product Manager and Senior Community Manager at the same company. He served as Global Communications Manager and Storyteller at Wikimedia Foundation and co-founded Streetsblog San Francisco. Furthermore, he has worked as Director of the Streets Renaissance Campaign at Transportation Alternatives, Grant Evaluator at J.M. Kaplan Fund, Media Liaison for Reverend Billy and the Church of Life After Shopping, Deputy Campaign Manager for the Committee for Norman Siegel for Public Advocate, Field Human Resources Associate at Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres, Assistant to Director and Prison Writing Program Coordinator for PEN/Fortune Society at PEN American Center, and Assistant Teacher and After-School Program Coordinator at St. Ann's School. He also gained experience as an intern, fact-checker, and research assistant at The Nation.