Matthew M. Chingos is vice president of the Work, Education, and Labor Division at the Urban Institute. He leads a team of experts who shape education and training that leads to lifelong success and a labor market that delivers economic security, dignity, and voice.

Chingos is coauthor of Game of Loans: The Rhetoric and Reality of Student Debt and Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America’s Public Universities. He has testified before Congress, and his work has been featured in media outlets such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and NPR. Chingos serves on the board of the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School in Washington, DC.

Before joining Urban, Chingos was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He received a BA in government and economics and a PhD in government from Harvard University.