Matt Chessen
- Fellow - RAND Corporation
Matt Chessen is a retired U.S. diplomat, technologist, and author. He is a fellow at the RAND Corporation’s Technology and Security Policy Center, focusing on the geopolitical implications of transformative artificial intelligence. From 2021-2024 he served at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, leading critical and emerging technology policy strategies in the Indo-Pacific. From 2017-2021, Matt served in Washington, D.C. at the Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State. As the Deputy and Acting S&T Adviser, he led Department efforts on AI, including the development of State’s first International Engagement Strategy for AI. Matt served several tours in technology policy roles in Washington, D.C. and worked overseas in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Liberia.
Before joining the Foreign Service, Matt founded an e-commerce company and worked in technology consulting. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown University, and an M.B.A. and a B.A. from the University of Arizona.
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